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JOHN  SINGLETON   COPLEY. 


BY 

FRANK    W.    BAYLEY 

COPLEY     GALLERY 
BOSTON,  MASS. 


BOSTON 

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WILLIAM  B.  LIBBY,  227  TREMONT  STREET 

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Preface 


The  author  of  this  memoir  is  an  admirer  of  the  work  of 
John  Singleton  Copley  and  has  for  many  years  been  famihar 
with  his  pictures.  In  the  collection  of  the  data,  the  basis  of 
effort  was  the  admirable  work  performed  by  the  late  Augustus 
Thorndike  Perkins  and  published  privately  by  him  in  1873, 
and  the  author  freely  admits  that  his  compilation  of  Copley's 
pictures  has  only  been  made  possible  by  Mr.  Perkins'  efforts. 
The  author  desires  to  acknowledge  his  indebtedness  to  the  many 
owners  of  Copley  portraits  who  have  allowed  him  to  see  them 
and  who  have  assisted  in  correctly  recording  them. 


John  Singleton    Copley 


John  Singleton  Copley  was  the  son  of  Richard  Copley  of 
County  Limerick,  Ireland,  and  Mary  Singleton  of  County  Clare, 
Ireland,  descending  from  the  Lancashire  family  of  that  name. 

Richard  and  his  wife  arrived  in  Boston  in  1736  and  the  future 
artist  was  bom  July  3,  1737,  the  father  dying  on  a  trip  to  the 
West  Indies  soon  after  John  was  born.  In  1748,  according  to 
the  records  of  Trinity  Church,  Mrs.  Copley  was  married  to 
Peter  Pelham  when  the  son  John  was  eleven  years  of  age.  Mr. 
Pelham  was  a  widower  having  three  sons  by  his  first  wife,  Peter, 
Charles,  and  William;  by  his  second  wife,  Henry,  whose  por- 
trait, as  the  "Boy  with  the  Squirrel,"  is  owned  by  Mr.  Frederic 
Amory.  Mr.  Pelham  was,  considering  the  times,  a  man  of 
good  education,  a  passable  painter  and  a  good  engraver,  besides 
being  a  surveyor  and  mathematician.  He  most  probably 
taught  his  step-son  the  rudiments  of  his  art.  When  but  fifteen 
years  of  age  Copley  painted  a  portrait  of  his  step-brother 
Charles,  now  owned  by  Mr.  Charles  Pelham  Curtis.  This 
picture  is  most  interesting  as  showing  the  early  tendency  of 
the  young  artist.  In  1753,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  he  painted  the 
portrait  of  Rev.  William  Welsteed,  now  in  the  Massachusetts 
Historical  Society,  and  in  the  same  year  he  painted  the  portrait 
of  Dr.  De  Mountfort,  now  owned  in  Detroit,  ]Mich.,  which  is 
well  drawn  and  very  excellent  in  color. 

In  1754  he  painted  the  allegorical  picture  Mars,  Venus  and 
Vulcan,  now  in  the  Boston  Art  Museum.     It  measures  thirty 


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inches  by  twenty-five  inches.  Vulcan  seems  engaged  in  making 
darts,  one  of  which  Venus  throws  at  Mars.  The  picture  is 
signed  and  dated  1754. 

In  1755  Major  George  Washington  visited  Boston  to  relate 
to  Governor  Shirley  the  circumstances  attending  his  son's  death 
at  the  battle  of  Monongahela.  While  in  Boston  he  sat  to  Mr. 
Copley  for  a  miniature  which,  after  remaining  in  the  Washing- 
ton family,  came  into  the  possession  of  Washington  Irving  and 
then  to  the  late  George  P.  Putnam,  the  well-known  publisher. 

In  1769  Copley  married  Susannah  Farnum,  daughter  of  Rich- 
ard Clarke,  a  wealthy  merchant  of  Boston,  and  agent  of  the  East 
India  Company.  We  constantly  meet  her  familiar  lineaments 
in  Copley's  works.  Mary  in  "The  Nativity,"  agam  in  "The 
Family  Picture,"  and  in  the  "Venus  and  Cupid,"  or  in  the  female 
group  in  "The  Death  of  Major  Pierson." 

In  1 771  Copley  wrote  that  he  was  earning  a  comfortable  in- 
come. At  this  time  he  moved  in  the  best  society,  where  his 
courtly  manners  and  genial  disposition  made  him  a  general 
favorite.  He  w'as  now  approaching  the  crucial  period  of  his 
life.  He  saw  the  approaching  storm  that  was  soon  to  break 
and  deluge  his  country  in  blood.  He  was  peculiarly  situated 
and  in  a  trying  position.  It  is  said  that  his  sympathies  were 
at  first  with  the  Revolutionists,  and  he  acted  as  an  interme- 
diary between  them  and  his  father-in-law,  Richard  Clarke, 
to  whom  the  tea  was  consigned,  but  when  the  infuriated  mob 
destroved  the  tea  and  attacked  the  warehouse  and  residence  of 
Mr.  Clarke,  forcing  him  to  flee  for  his  life,  Copley  could  no 
longer  tolerate  mob  rule.  His  case  was  like  that  of  many  others 
of  whom  it  is  said  "persecution  made  half  of  the  king's  friends." 
These  outrages  occurred  in  December,  1773.  Less  than  two 
years  afterward  he  wrote  to  his  wife,  from  Italy,  July,  1775: 


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"You  know  years  ago  I  was  right  in  my  opinion  that  tliis  would 
be  the  result  of  the  attempt  to  tax  the  colony;  it  is  now  my  set- 
tled conviction  that  all  the  power  of  Great  Britain  will  not  reduce 
them  to  obedience.  Unhappy  and  miserable  people,  once  the 
happiest,  now  the  most  wretched.  How  warmly  I  expostulated 
with  some  of  the  violent  'Sons  of  Liberty'  against  their  pro- 
ceedings, they  must  remember;  and  with  hov/  little  judgment, 
in  their  opinion,  did  I  then  seem  to  speak!  But  all  this  is  past; 
the  day  of  tribulation  is  come,  and  years  of  sorrow  will  not  dry 
the  orphan's  tears  nor  stop  the  widow's  lamentations,  the  ground 
will  be  deluged  in  the  blood  of  its  inhabitants  before  peace  will 
again  assume  its  dominion  in  that  country." 

HIS  ARTISTIC  SUCCESS  IN  ENGLAND. 

Copley  embarked  for  England,  June,  1774,  six  months  after 
his  father-in-law  was  driven  out  of  Boston  by  the  mol3,  and  one 
year  before  the  conflict  with  the  mother  country  commenced. 
Leaving  his  aged  mother,  his  favorite  brother,  his  wife  and 
children  behind  him,  he  went  to  prepare  a  place  of  refuge  for 
them  from  the  impending  storm.  Probably  the  desire  to  visit 
Europe  and  behold  the  work  of  the  great  masters  of  the  art  he 
loved  so  well  had  something  to  do  with  leaving  his  native  land, 
to  which  he  was  never  to  return.  After  travelling  and  studying 
two  years  on  the  Continent,  he  went  back  to  London  and  was 
soon  joined  by  his  family.  Then  began  a  career  of  uninter- 
rupted success.  He  became  the  fashion,  and  many  of  the  no- 
bility sat  to  him  as  did  also  three  of  the  princesses,  daughters  of 
George  III.  Following  the  fashion  of  the  day  he  took  up  his- 
torical painting,  which  included  the  death  of  Major  Pierson  and 
the  death  of  Chatham  (both  now  in  the  English  National  Gal- 
lery); The  Seige  of  Gibraltar,  now  in  the  Guild  Hall  of  London, 


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and  Charles  I.  demanding  in  the  House  of  Commons  the  sur- 
render of  the  five  impeached  members,  which  now  hangs  in  the 
Boston  Public  Library.  "The  death  of  Major  Pierson"  in 
repelling  the  attack  of  the  French  at  St.  Helier's,  Jersey,  on  the 
sixth  of  January,  1781,  was  painted  in,  1783  for  Alderman 
Boydell  for  his  gallery.  When  this  was  dispersed  it  was  brought 
back  by  Copley,  and  remained  in  the  house  in  George  Street 
until  Lord  LjTidhurst's  death,  when  it  was  purchased  for  the 
National  Gallery  for  1500  guineas.  The  woman  flying  from 
the  crowd  in  terror,  with  the  child  in  her  arms,  was  painted  from 
the  nurse  of  Mr.  Copley's  family;  the  figure  between  her  and 
the  wall,  with  the  upraised  arm,  is  Mrs.  Copley;  the  boy  running 
by  the  nurse's  side  is  young  Copley. 

Copley  was  an  addresser  of  Hutchinson  in  1774,  the  year  he 
left  Boston,  and  in  1776,  on  his  return  from  Italy  to  London, 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Loyalist  Club,  for  weekly  conver- 
sation and  a  dinner.  He  died  at  his  residence  in  George  Street, 
London,  September,  181 5,  aged  seventy-eight,  and  was  buried 
in  the  tomb  belonging  to  Governor  Hutchinson's  family  in  the 
parish  church  at  Croyden,  near  London.  Copley  had  one  son 
and  two  daughters  who  lived  to  maturity. 


The  Following  List  of  Pictures 

WHILE    FAIRLY   COMPLETE,    DOES    NOT    CONTAIN  ALL,    AND    YET    THE 

AUTHOR    FEELS    CONFIDENT    A    LARGE    MAJORITY  OF  COPLEY'S 

WORK    IS    HERE    RECORDED. 


John  Adams 

This  portrait  of  Washington's  immediate  successor  is  full 
length,  painted  in  London  in  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1783. 
It  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Harvard  College.  He  is  attired 
in  a  brown  velvet  court  dress,  standing  by  a  table,  underneath 
which  is  a  globe. 

John  Adams 

This  is  the  portrait  of  a  distinguished  merchant,  the  son  of 
Rev.  Hugh  Adams,  his  wife  being  Susannah  Parker.  The 
picture  is  half  length  life  size  and  represents  him  as  dressed  in 
a  brown  coat,  a  richly  embroidered  satin  waistcoat,  and  a  full 
wig.  He  stands  with  his  right  hand  resting  on  his  hip,  while 
his  left  is  thrust  into  his  waistcoat.  A  background  with  the 
sea  and  ships  in  the  distance.  It  belongs  to  Mr.  George  B. 
Dorr  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  John  Adams 

Wife  of  John  Adams,  the  eminent  merchant  of  Boston  is  a 
companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband.  Her  left  hand  lies 
in  an  easy  position  while  her  right  is  concealed  by  her  dress. 
She  is  dressed  in  a  blue  robe,  cut  low  in  the  neck,  and  her  hair 
is  dark.  The  background  is  a  landscape.  It  belongs  to  Mr. 
George  B.  Dorr  of  Boston. 


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John  Quincy  Adams 

This  beautiful  portrait  belongs  to  Hon.  Chas.  Francis  Adams 
and  was  painted  while  Mr.  Adams  was  United  States  Minister 
at  the  Hague  in  1795.  It  was  presented  by  the  artist  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Adams.  A  fine  example  of  Copley's  work  at 
liLs  best  period.     It  hangs  in  the  Boston  Art  Museum. 

Samuel  Adams 

This  picture  is  of  three-quarters  length.  He  is  standing  by 
a  table,  holding  a  paper  in  his  hand.  The  dress  is  a  brown 
coat.  It  is  a  very  spirited  and  fine  example  of  Copley's  work. 
Governor  Samuel  x\dams  was  born  in  Boston,  in  1722.  Grad- 
uated at  Harvard  University  in  1740.  Elected  representative 
to  the  Assembly  in  1765.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
the  Rev,  Samuel  Checkley,  in  1749.  In  1775  he  was  proscribed 
by  the  British  Government.  In  1781  he  was  president  of  the 
Massachusetts  Senate.  In  1789  chosen  Lieutenant-Governor 
and  Governor  from  1794  to  1797.  His  enthusiastic  support 
of  the  Revolution  is  surpassed  by  none.  Samuel  Adams  died 
in  1803.  It  is  in  the  Boston  Art  Museum.  A  second  picture 
of  Mr.  Adams  in  Copley's  latest  style  is  in  possession  of 
Harvard  College.  It  is  a  smaller  picture  measuring  twelve  by 
sixteen  inches. 

Rev.  Nathaniel  Appleton 

Was  born  in  1693,  died  in  1784.  He  is  dressed  in  clerical 
robes  and  Ijands,  and  is  represented  as  sitting  in  a  chair,  and 
holding  in  his  hand  a  book.  This  picture  was  painted  in  1764. 
It  is  in  the  possession  of  Harvard  College. 


John  Singleton   Copley  ii 

]VIrs.  Nathaniel  Appleton 

Wife  of  Rev.  Nathaniel  Appleton,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Margaret  Gibbs,  was  born  in  1701  and  died  in  1771.  The 
dress  is  a  black  basque  with  a  skirt  of  grey  silk.  The  right 
elbow  rests  upon  a  table  with  the  hand  supporting  the  face.  It 
is  a  half-length  picture,  and  is  in  the  possession  of  Harvard 
College. 

Nathaniel  Allen 

Was  a  grandson  of  Joseph  Allen,  who  came  to  Gloucester  in 
1674.  This  portrait  is  of  three-fourths  length.  He  is  dressed 
in  a  brown  suit  of  the  times,  and  is  seated  at  a  table,  his  left 
arm  resting  on  a  book,  and  holding  a  letter  in  his  hand.  The 
whole  picture  is  beautifully  painted.  It  is  in  the  possession 
of  Charles  S.  Sarsrent  of  Brookline. 


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Mrs.  Nathaniel  Allen 

Her  maiden  name  was  Sarah,  daughter  of  Col.  Epes  Sargent . 
She  was  born  in  1792.  She  is  represented  as  standing,  and  wear- 
ing a  large  hat.  She  is  dressed  in  a  steel  colored  silk,  and  is 
drawing  on  her  glove.  It  is  three-fourths  length,  and  in  Cop- 
ley's late  manner.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Charles  S.  Sargent 
of  Brookline. 

James  Allen 

Was  born  in  1739,  and  was  quite  distinguished  as  a  poet.  He 
wrote  the  well-known  lines  on  "The  Boston  Massacre,"  and 
many  other  pieces.  It  was  thought  by  those  conversant  in 
the  matter,  that  had  he  not  been  a  man  of  large  fortune  and 
easy  disposition,  he  would  have  risen  to  great  eminence.  He 
died  in  1S08.     This  picture,  which  is  in  the  possession  of  the 


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Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  is  a  half  length,  and  repre- 
sents a  young  man  with  dark  eyes  and  hair,  dressed  in  a  brown 
coat  and  waistcoat  with  gold  buttons,  and  a  black  silk  necker- 
chief. 

Thomas  Amory 

Was  born  in  1700,  and  married  a  IMiss  Holmes.  He  died 
May  I,  1770.  This  portrait  is  drawn  in  colored  crayons,  only 
giving  the  head  and  shoulders.  The  features  are  full  and 
rather  regular,  with  a  beautifully  fresh  and  light  complexion. 
The  dress  is  a  greenish  blue  robe,  with  a  full,  curling  wig.  The 
picture  is  in  the  possession  of  his  descendant.  Miss  Codman, 
Bristol,  R.  I.  There  was  another  portrait  of  this  Mr.  Amory, 
a  crayon  also,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire.  In  this  the  dress 
was  a  blue  silk  robe  and  full  wig. 


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Mrs.  Amory 

Born  in  1740,  and  died  in  1823.  She  was  the  wife  of  Thomas 
Amory.  The  dress  is  of  blue  silk,  cut  low  in  the  neck,  with  a 
lace  tucker.  The  picture  is  of  half  size,  and  is  curious  as  the 
last  one  painted  before  Copley  left  Boston,  and  not  being  fin- 
ished, payment  was  never  asked  nor  rendered;  so  says  the 
tradition.     It  is  in  the  possession  of  W.  D.  Sohier  of  Boston. 

John  Amory,  Senior 

Was  a  merchant,  and  a  son  of  Thomas  Amory;  born  August 
29,  1728,  died  June  5,  1803.  He  married,  January  16,  1757, 
Katherine  Greene.  This  portrait  is  of  three-fourths  length. 
He  is  standing  with  one  hand  resting  on  the  back  of  a  chair, 
the  right  hand  holding  an  open  letter.  The  color  of  the  picture 
is  now  of  a  subdued  richness,  and  represents  the  dress  as  being 


John  Singleton  Copley  13 

a  goldlaced  brown  velvet  coat,  and  small  clothes.  Beyond  are 
drapery,  sky,  the  sea,  and  a  ship.  It  is  in  the  possession  of 
his  descendant,  ISIiss  Martha  Codman,  Washington,  D.  C. 

IMrs.  Katherine  Amory 

Wife  of  John  Amory,  a  daughter  of  Rufus  and  Katherine 
Greene.  She  was  bom  November  22,  1731,  and  died  April  11, 
1777,  in  London.  This  picture  is  chiefly  composed  of  browns 
and  yellows,  the  dress  being  yellow  silk  or  satin.  The  drawing 
of  one  of  the  hands  is  poor.  In  a  strong  light  may  be  seen  a 
little  negro  boy  beneath  a  table.  The  picture  is  in  the  possession 
of  Mr.  George  A.  Goddard  of  Boston. 

Thomas  Amory 

Was  bom  in  1722,  died  in  1784.  This  portrait  is  in  oil,  of 
three-fourths  length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  brown  coat,  and  leans 
upon  a  staff,  holding  a  glove  in  his  hand.  It  is  in  the  posses- 
sion of  Mr.  Arthur  Amory,  of  Boston. 

Rev.  East  Apthorp 

Rector  of  the  Epicsopal  Church  in  Cambridge.  This  picture 
was  in  the  possession  of  a  Miss  Dexter,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Captain  Apthrop 

An  officer  of  the  British  Navy.  This  is  a  crayon  of  half  size. 
It  was  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Ann  Apthorp,  Jamaica  Plain. 


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Mrs.  John  Apthorp 

Was  Hannah,  daughter  of  Sheriff  Stephen  Greenleaf  and 
Mary  Greenleaf,  his  wife.  She  was  married  in  1765.  This 
picture  is  of  oval  form,  and  of  half  length,  representing  a  young 
lady  dressed  in  a  blue  silk,  edged  round  the  neck  with  white 
lace.  She  has  also  a  pink  scarf,  fastened  at  the  waist  by  a  pearl 
pin.  The  face  is  rather  in  profile.  Round  her  neck  she  has  a 
collar  of  three  rows  of  pearls,  tied  behind  with  a  blue  bow.  Her 
dark  hair,  without  powder,  is  drawn  back  from  her  face,  and 
dressed  with  pearls,  and  with  three  small  flowers  on  the  top. 
The  portrait  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  William  F.  Apthorp, 
of  Boston. 

John  Andrews 

Some  of  his  letters  have  been  published  by  the  Massachusetts 
Historical  Society.  This  is  a  crayon  drawing,  one-qUarter 
length,  representing  the  subject  when  he  was  tAventy-eight  years 
of  age,  and  is  in  a  fine  state  of  preservation.  It  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  his  son,  the  Rev.  George  B.  Andrews,  Highwood. 

The  Ascension  of  Christ 

Copley  made  a  drawing  of  this  subject  while  he  was  in  Rome 
in  1774  and  later  a  painting  in  England.  The  painting  is  in 
the  possession  of  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter. 

CoL.  Thaddeus  Burr 

Of  Topsfield,  Ct.  A  picture  of  two-thirds  length.  He  was 
a  distinguished  gentleman  of  his  times.  As  the  last  sitting  was 
taken  just  before  a  dinner  with  John  Hancock,  we  have  a  repre- 
sentation of  the  dress  appropriate  to  such  an  occasion,  which 


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consists  of  a  brown  suit,  a  blue  satin  waistcoat  with  silver  but- 
tons, and  with  ruffles  at  the  neck  and  wrists.  It  belongs  to 
Mrs.  H.  S.  Knapp,  of  New  York. 

Mrs.  Eunice  Burr 

Wife  of  Col.  Thaddeus  Burr,  was  a  Miss  Dennie,  of  Boston. 
Like  the  portrait  of  her  husband,  it  is  of  two-thirds  length ;  the 
dress  being  pink  damask,  open  in  front,  showing  a  petticoat  of 
white  satin,  trimmed  with  silver  lace.  There  is  white  lace  on 
the  sleeves  and  at  the  neck.  It  belongs  to  Mrs.  H.  S.  Knapp, 
of  New  York. 

General  William  Brattle 

Was  born  in  1702,  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1722, 
and  died  in  1776.  He  is  represented  in  full  uniform  as  a  major- 
general.  The  picture  is  signed  John  Singleton  Copley,  1756, 
Copley  being  at  that  time  under  twenty  years  of  age.  It  is  in 
the  possession  of  Miss  M.  C.  Appleton,  of  Boston. 

Rev.  Arthur  Browxe 

A  half-length  Hfe-size  portrait,  representing  a  clergyman  of 
the  Church  of  England  in  his  black  silk  robes  and  bands.  He 
was  bom  in  England,  and  was  a  missionary  to  this  country,  and 
the  first  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Portsmouth.  His  pas- 
torate continued  for  thirty-seven  years.  He  was  distinguished 
for  his  learning  and  piety;  and  his  fine  countenance  shows  him 
to  have  been  a  man  of  powerful  intellect.  It  is  in  the  General 
Theological  Library,  Boston. 


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Mrs.  Arthur  Browne 

Wife  of  Rev.  Arthur  Browne.  A  companion  picture,  repre- 
senting a  lady  dressed  in  a  blue  silk  robe,  and  wearing  over  her 
shoulders  a  mantle  of  a  reddish  tinge.  This  picture  was  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs.  Charles  Burroughs,  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

The  Honorable  Mrs.  Arthur  Browne 

Bom  in  Boston  in  1741;  married  Hon.  Arthur  Browne, 
second  son  of  the  Earl  of  Altamont,  a  captain  in  the  British 
Army.  She  was  Anne,  daughter  of  Dr.  Sylvester  Gardiner, 
and  was  a  celebrated  beauty  of  her  time.  She  is  represented 
as  wearing  a  white  satin  dress  ornamented  with  pearls,  holding 
in  her  left  hand  a  pink  satin  mantle;  the  right  hand  gracefully 
extended ;  a  landscape  is  on  the  right ;  her  hair  is  not  powdered, 
and  a  curl  hangs  over  the  left  shoulder.  This  picture  was 
painted  in  England.  It  belongs  to  Mr.  Robt.  H.  Gardiner  of 
Gardiner,  Maine. 

Another  of  the  same  subject  was  in  the  possession  of  her 
grandson,  the  Marquis  of  Sligo. 

Thomas  Boylston 

This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length.  The  dress  is  a  morn- 
ing robe  with  a  white  satin  waistcoat.  He  holds  a  pen  in  his 
right  hand,  and  the  left  rests  upon  the  back  of  a  chair.  It  is 
at  Harvard  College. 

Mrs.  Boylston 

Is  painted  of  three-fourths  length,  sitting  in  a  chair,  with  her 
hands  crossed  upon  her  lap.  Her  dress  is  of  gray  satin,  and 
upon  her  head  is  a  white  cap.  In  the  background  there  hangs 
a  curtain.     This  picture  is  in  the  possession  of  Harvard  College. 


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Mrs.  John  Bacon 

The  wife  of  the  Rev.  John  Bacon,  of  the  Old  South  Church. 
This  lady  was  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Ezekiel  Goldthwaite,  of 
Boston,  was  bom  in  1733,  and  married  for  her  first  husband 
the  Rev.  Alexander  Cummings.  The  picture  was  painted  in 
1769,  and  is  two  and  a  half  feet  square.  The  dress  is  of  brown 
satin,  the  sleeves  ruffled  at  the  elbov/s,  and  a  lace  shawl;  over 
the  neck,  a  pearl  necklace.  A  small  lace  cap  completes  the 
whole  costume.  This  picture  is  remarkable  for  the  brilliancy 
given  to  the  eye  and  the  beauty  of  the  hand  and  arm.  She  died 
in  Stockbridge,  in  1821.  This  portrait,  together  with  the 
original  bill  for  it,  is  in  the  possession  of  a  descendant.  Miss 
Fannie  E.  Colt,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Bacon 

The  mother  of  Judge  Bacon.  This  picture  was  painted  in 
1 771,  and  when  last  heard  of  w^as  in  Utica,  N.  Y.  Its  present 
owner  is  unknown. 

Joseph  Barrell 

Mr.  Barren's  country  house  was  the  main  building  of  what  is 
now  the  McLean  Asylum  in  Somerville.  The  picture  is  a 
miniature,  set  in  gold,  as  a  bracelet,  measuring  one  inch  and  a 
quarter  by  one  inch  and  a  third,  and  is  exquisitely  painted. 

John  Barrett 

A  full-length  picture,  fifty  inches  long  by  forty  wide.  He 
is  represented  as  seated  beside  a  table;  his  right  hand  holds  a 
pen  and  his  left  rests  upon  his  knee.  He  is  dressed  in  a  suit 
of  olive  colored  cloth.  Mr.  Barrett  was  a  distinguished  mer- 
chant of  his  time.     He  was  born  June  12,  1708.     He  was  one 


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of  the  warmest  friends  and  most  active  supporters  of  the  cause 
of  liberty,  in  behalf  of  which  he  gave  most  Hberally  from  his 
own  private  means.  As  an  instance  of  this,  he  chose  to  re- 
deem with  gold,  to  a  large  amount,  the  paper  money  paid  to 
our  troops  in  Boston  by  the  government.  He  was  one  of  the 
committee  of  six,  appointed  by  the  merchants  of  Boston,  in 
1768,  to  resist  the  imposition  by  Parliament  upon  the  Colonies 
of  the  onerous  duties  on  sundry  articles  of  commerce.  The 
com.mittee  of  six  were,  —  Thomxas  Gushing,  John  Hancock, 
William  PhiUips,  John  Barrett,  John  Irving,  Jr.,  and  Edward 
Payne.  On  their  recommendation  the  merchants  of  Boston 
pledged  themselves  not  to  send  for  nor  import  from  Great 
Britain,  between  January  i,  1769,  and  January  i,  1770,  any 
kind  of  goods  except  those  absolutely  necessary;  the  same  being 
nam_ed  in  an  agreement.  jNIr.  Barrett  was  for  many  years  dea- 
con of  Dr.  Eliot's  church,  in  Boston,  and  died  September  9, 
1786.     This  picture  is  owned  by  Miss  S.  D.  Barrett,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  John  Barrett 

Was  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Gerrish,  born  July  25,  1711, 
married  Mr.  Barrett  June  3,  1731,  and  died  February  9,  1798. 
In  her  will  Mrs.  Barrett  mentions  the  portraits  of  her  husband 
and  herself,  painted  by  Copley.  Her  picture  is  fifty  inches  long 
by  forty  wide,  representing  her  as  wearing  a  robe  of  olive  brown 
brocaded  damask,  with  a  dark  green  cloak  ornamented  with 
scarlet.  The  dress  is  cut  square  in  the  neck,  over  which  is 
thrown  a  muslin  kerchief;  embroidered  muslin  sleeves,  a  muslin 
cap  and  a  pearl  necklace  complete  the  costume.  This  picture 
is  owned  bv  Miss  S.  D.  Barrett  of  Boston. 


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Mrs.  Anna  Pierce  Barrell 

This  is  a  very  handsome  crayon  portrait  of  the  first  wife  of 
Joseph  Barrell  formerly  of  Charlestown,  JNIass.  It  measures 
seventeen  inches  by  twenty-three  inches.  The  lady  died  at 
twenty-three  years  of  age.  This  picture  was  for  many  years 
owned  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Terry,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Mrs. 
Electra  Barrell  Wilder,  to  whom  it  descended  from  her  grand- 
father, Joseph  Barrell.  The  flesh  tints  are  pure  and  warm,  hair 
dark  brown,  eyes  greenish  blue,  large  and  clear  regular  features. 
The  upper  part  has  been  damaged  and  nearly  obliterated.  The 
hair  is  dressed  high  with  a  bunch  of  flowers  and  a  string  of 
pearls  twisted  among  them.  The  bodice  is  a  greenish  blue 
satin  and  is  caught  by  a  dull  gold  brooch  in  the  centre.  Sleeves 
looped  up  by  a  gold  cord.  Over  one  shoulder  is  drooped  a 
peach  blossom  colored  shawl.  This  picture  was  shown  in  the 
Burlington  Magazine  of  May,  1907,  and  was  exhibited  during 
the  Hudson-Fulton  exhibition  at  the  Metropolitan  Art  Museum. 
It  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Wm.  Allen  Putnam  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Anna  Pierce  Barrell 

Another  beautiful  pastel  portrait  of  this  lady  by  Copley  of 
the  same  size  as  the  before-mentioned  picture  is  owned  by  Miss 
Dorothea  Keep  and  was  also  shown  at  the  Metropolitan  Art 
Museum  during  the  Hudson-Fulton  celebration.  She  has  her 
hair  dressed  high  and  wears  a  pink  rose  in  her  corsage. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Fitch  Barrell 

This  is  one  of  Copley's  most  beautiful  portraits.  It  is  in 
pastel  and  perfectly  preserved.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Timothy  Fitch,  whose  portrait,  also  by  Copley,  is  in  the  Essex 


20  John  Singleton   Copley 

Institute  at  Salem.  She  was  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Benjamin  Joy. 
The  picture  measures  nineteen  inches  by  twenty-four  inches. 
Mrs.  Barrell  was  the  second  wife  of  Joseph  Barrell  of  Charles- 
town,  and  in  the  picture  is  shown  dressed  in  a  bodice  of  blue 
satin  and  an  overdress  of  pink  silk  trimmed  with  ermine.  In 
her  bosom  she  wears  a  rose  bud.  Her  liair  is  combed  back 
from  her  face  and  dressed  with  a  cluster  of  short  curls.  Her 
eyes  are  hazel  and  lips  pouting.  It  belongs  to  Mrs.  C.  H.  Joy 
of  Boston. 

Captain  Stephen  Brown 

The  size' of  this  picture  is  about  forty-nine  inches  long  by 
thirty-five  inches  wide.  It  represents  a  very  handsome  man  of 
large  stature,  rich  brown  complexion,  and  large  black  eyes. 
He  has  black  hair  brushed  off  from  the  forehead  and  temples, 
raised  a  little  in  the  middle,  and  arranged  in  small  bunches  at  the 
ears  in  the  style  of  a  wig.  He  is  attired  in  a  single  breasted, 
dark  bro\\  n  coat,  with  a  very  narrow  collar,  and  a  narrow  black 
cravat  encircles  his  throat;  a  little  of  the  shirt  just  appears 
where  the  waistcoat  is  open  at  the  top.  He  wears  a  very  long 
dark  green  velvet  waistcoat,  trimmed  with  narrow  gilt  braid. 
The  sleeves  of  the  coat  reach  about  three-fourths  of  the  length 
of  the  arms,  with  buttons  on  the  tops  of  the  cuffs;  a  small  por- 
tion of  the  shirt  sleeves  are  seen  below,  fastened  with  gold 
sleeve  buttons.  The  right  hand  is  holding  the  coat  away,  and 
rests  on  the  hip.  The  left  hand  hangs  by  his  side  in  an  easy 
position.  In  the  right  of  the  picture  is  a  tree.  The  background 
is  of  dark  olive  green,  and,  in  the  left,  an  island  with  a  few  trees 
upon  it,  and  beyond,  the  sea  and  a  ship.  Stephen  Brown  and 
Mary  Barron  were  married  at  Charlestown  by  the  Rev.  Hull 
Abbott,  November  26,  1746.     He  was  a  native  of  Ipswich  Ham- 


John  Singleton   Copley  21 

let,  now  Hamilton,  and  the  son  of  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
there,  but  resided  in  Charlestown  before  and  after  his  marriage. 
He  died  in  Edenton,  N.  C,  at  the  age  of  thirty-two.  It  belongs 
to  R.  M.  Pratt  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Mary  Barron  Brown 

Was  born  in  Charlestown,  August  20,  1726,  Married  Capt. 
Stephen  Brown  in  1746,  and  died  December  22,  1801.  The 
picture  measures  thirty-five  inches  by  forty-one.  Mrs.  Brown 
is  represented  as  a  very  handsome  woman  of  dark  complexion 
with  black  hair  and  black  eyes.  She  holds  a  flower  in  her  right 
hand.  She  is  sitting  with  her  hands  lying  in  her  lap,  a  lawn 
handkerchief  crosses  her  neck  the  ends  passing  under  a  band 
of  velvet.  Sleeves  of  velvet  and  white  lawn  with  ruffles.  Her 
dress  is  of  dark  blue  velvet  beautifully  painted.  The  back- 
ground shows  glimpses  of  sky  and  water  and  a  large  tree.  This 
fine  example  of  Copley's  work  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  R.  M. 
Pratt  of  Boston. 

Nicholas  Boylston 
(Three  pictures) 

The  first  is  a  full  length,  and  is  dressed  in  a  blue  morning 
robe  and  purple  cap. 

The  second  dated  1767,  with  a  monogram,  is  of  three-fourths 
length,  in  a  green  morning  robe,  with  ships  in  the  distance.  He 
was  born  in  1716,  or  1717,  and  died  in  1771.  He  was  one  of 
the  benefactors  of  Harvard  College,  and  founded  a  Professor- 
ship of  Rhetoric  and  Oratory,  of  which  John  Quincy  Adams 
was  the  first  Professor.  These  pictures  are  in  the  possession  of 
Harvard  College. 

A  third  picture  of  this  gentleman  represents  him  as  seated 


22  John  Singleton  Copley 

and  dressed  in  a  morning  robe  and  cap.     It  is  of  three-fourths 
length,  and  is  in  the  possession  of  David  P.  Kimball  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Judge  Bowler 

Wife  of  Judge  Metcalf  Bowler,  of  Providence,  R.  I.  The 
size  of  this  picture  is  fifty  inches  long  by  forty  inches  wide.  Mrs. 
Bowler  is  represented  as  dressed  in  a  blue  satin  robe,  the  sleeves 
of  which  are  trimmed  with  lace.  On  her  head  she  wears  a 
Marie  Stuart  cap,  and  she  has  a  sapphire  necklace  about  the 
throat.  In  her  hands  she  holds  a  garland  of  flowers.  The 
picture  was  in  the  possession  of  her  granddaughter,  Mrs.  Robert 
Bowler,  of  Covington,  Ky. 

James  Bowdoin 

Governor  of  Massachusetts,  was  the  son  of  James  Bowdoin, 
a  member  of  the  Council,  who  died  in  1747,  and  a  grandson  of 
Pierre  Bowdoin,  who  emigrated  1685  from  La  Rochelle.  Gov- 
ernor Bowdoin  was  bom  in  1726.  Harvard  College  in  1745; 
died  1790.  His  ability  and  wealth  made  him  one  of  the  dis- 
tinguished men  of  his  times.  A  Representative  three  years, 
Member  of  the  Council  sixteen  years,  and  Governor  two  years, 
displaying  great  executive  ability,  especially  during  Shay's  re- 
bellion. He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Erving.  He 
had  one  son,  James,  who  married  his  cousin,  Sarah  Bowdoin, 
and  one  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  married  Sir  John  Temple, 
Bart.  The  eldest  daughter  of  Lady  Temple  married  Hon. 
Thomas  Lindall  Winthrop.  The  picture  at  present  belongs  to 
Mrs.  Robt.  C.  Winthrop.  This  portrait  is  an  oval  miniature. 
Face  in  profile  with  white  wig  and  dark  coat.  Probably  painted 
about  1770. 

A  small  picture  of  Governor  Bowdoin,  about  seven  by  ten 


Johri   Singleton   Copley  23 

inches  representing  him  as  standing  in  his  Ubrary,  is  also  owned 
by  Mrs.  R.  C.  Winthrop  of  Boston. 

John  Bours 

Portrait  of  a  gentleman  dressed  in  a  handsome  costume  of 
brown  velvet  with  lace  at  neck  and  sleeves.  He  is  seated  in  a 
three  legged  mahogany  chair  with  right  hand  holding  a  book 
and  head  resting  on  the  other  hand.  A  landscape  background. 
It  is  in  its  original  carved  frame.  Mr.  Bours  was  a  resident  of 
Newjx)rt,  R.  I.,  much  interested  in  affairs  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  and  a  lay  preacher  in  Trinity  Church.  It  is  now  in  the 
Worcester  Art  Museum. 

Adam  Babcock 

The  son  of  Dr.  Joshua  Babcock  of  Westerly,  R.  I.  This 
portrait  is  of  a  young  man  nearly  full  length  without  wig,  seated, 
with  hand  partly  resting  on  a  table  and  holding  a  pencil.  In 
the  other  hand  he  holds  a  writing  tablet.  The  whereabouts  of 
this  portrait  is  unknown  to  the  author.  Adam  Babcock  was 
a  distinguished  merchant  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Adam  Babcock 

This  is  a  fine  exami)lc  of  Copley's  work.  The  figure  is  seated, 
face  slightly  turned.  She  wears  a  head  dress  or  turban  of  lace 
and  pearls  and  her  dress  is  of  light  silk;  a  dark  cloak  lined  with 
ermine  completes  her  costume.  The  whereabouts  of  this  pic- 
ture is  unknown. 


24  John   Singleton  Copley 

Rev.  Edward  Barnard 

An  early  portrait  of  this  gentleman  in  his  clerical  robes  is  in 
the  possession  of  the  Essex  Institute  at  Salem.  He  was  minister 
of  the  Church  at  Haverhill,  Mass.,  and  died  in  1774. 

Battle  of  the  Pyrenees 

This  is  a  very  large  and  grand  work,  unfinished,  sold  at  the 
Lyndhurst  sale  in  1864  for  five  and  a  half  guineas.  In  it  are 
portraits  of  Duke  of  Wellington,  Prince  of  Orange  and  Lord 
Marsh.  It  is  novv^  in  the  house  of  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of 
Boston. 

William  Clarke 

Son  of  Dr.  John  Clarke.  The  picture  is  of  three-fourths 
length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  rich  pearl-colored  suit,  handsomely 
laced,  with  a  white  wig.  The  left  hand  on  the  hip.  A  cottage 
and  trees  are  in  the  distance.  ISIr.  William  Clarke  was  a  man 
of  fortune,  having  no  profession.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  his 
great-nephew,  Peter  Wainwright,  Boston.  Burned  in  the  fire 
at  Boston  in  1872. 

Dr.  John  Clarke 

This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length.  He  is  dressed  in 
black  velvet,  with  a  white  wig  and  stockings,  and  sitting  by  a 
table  on  which  stands  the  manikin.  He  was  a  distinguished 
physician  of  large  fortune  and  great  benevolence,  practicing 
principally  for  his  own  satisfaction,  and  thence  was  know^n  in 
Boston  as  "The  poor  man's  physician."  It  was  in  the  posses- 
sion of  his  great-grandson  Peter  Wainwright,  Boston,  but  was 
burned  in  the  great  fire  of  1872, 


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Elizabeth  Braeme  Clarke 

Wife  of  Dr.  John  Clarke.     A  companion  picture  to  his.     In 

a  dress  of  green  silk,  with  pearl  ornaments  on  the  neck  and  hair. 

The  right  hand  rests  on  a  table,  while  the  left  holds  a  book. 

Her  hair  is  dressed  without  powder.    It  was  in  the  possession 

of  her  great-grandson,  Peter  Wainwright.     Burned  in  the  fire 
at  Boston  in  1872. 

Richard  Clarke 

Was  a  distinguihsed  merchant  of  Boston.  He  graduated  at 
Harvard  College,  1729.  A  determined  loyalist,  he  was  an  ad- 
dressor  of  Hutchinson  and  Gage,  and  was  proscribed  and 
banished.  To  him  was  consigned  the  tea  which  was  destroyed 
in  Boston  by  the  celebrated  tea  party.  His  sons  were  Richard 
and  Isaac;  and  his  daughters  were,  Susan,  who  married  John 
Singleton  Copley,  and  Mary,  who  married  Judge  Samuel  Bar- 
rett. His  portrait,  which  is  admirably  painted,  is  in  the  Family 
Picture,  and  represents  him  as  a  man  of  commanding  presence. 

Mrs.  Miriam  (Kilby)  Clark 

This  picture  is  of  Hfe  size.  She  is  sitting  in  a  large  chair. 
Her  hair  is  black,  and  the  eyes  and  complexion  dark.  She 
seems  to  be  between  fifty  and  sixty  years  of  age.  Her  dress  is 
of  browm  satin,  with  sleeves  to  the  elbov;,  and  ornamented  with 
ruffles.  On  her  head  is  a  simple  muslin  Quaker  cap.  A  muslin 
half  handkerchief  on  the  neck.  The  dress  is  open  in  front. 
She  was  born  about  1700,  and  married  Mr.  Benjamin  Clark. 
The  picture  is  in  Copley's  early  manner,  and  was  in  possession 
of  her  great-granddaughter,  Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Phillips. 


26  John  Singleton   Copley 

Peter  Chardon 

A  colored  crayon  of  half  length.  He  is  dressed  in  the  gown, 
bands,  and  wig  of  an  EngHsh  lawyer,  Peter  Chardon  was  bom 
in  Boston.  He  came  from  one  of  the  Huguenot  families,  driven 
from  France  by  the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes.  This 
picture  was  owned  by  Edward  Brooks,  Boston. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Calif 

Was  a  daughter  of  Dominicus  Jordan,  of  Scarboro.  She 
was  born  in  1701,  and  died  in  1772.  The  picture  is  of  life  size, 
and  nearly  full  length,  and  represents  her  as  dressed  in  a  dead- 
leaf-colored  satin,  the  bodice,  waist,  and  sleeves  of  which  are 
trimmed  with  deep  falls  of  rich  lace.  On  her  head  is  a  lace 
cap,  and  in  one  hand  she  holds  a  book.  It  is  signed  and  dated 
1765,  and  was  in  the  possession  of  Charles  E.  Miller,  Milton. 

Miss  Catten 

The  size  of  this  picture  is  three-fourths  length.  The  lady  is 
dressed  in  a  rich  blue  silk,  cut  square  at  the  throat.  She  is 
sitting,  with  her  hand  resting  on  a  table.  This  picture  was  in 
the  possession  of  Mr.  Hayden,  Boston. 

Samuel  Cary 

An  oval  miniature  on  ivory.  It  belongs  to  Miss  E.  F.  Cary, 
of  Cambridge. 


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Mrs.  Samuel  Cary 

She  was  Sarah  Gray.  It  is  a  companion  picture  of  that  of 
her  husband;  both  are  very  beautifully  painted.  It  belongs  to 
Miss  E.  F.  Cary,  of  Cambridge. 


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Rev.  Thomas  Gary 

This  picture  is  of  life  size.  The  dress  is  a  flowered  robe. 
The  style  of  the  hair  is  plain,  and  is  cut  short.  The  scene  is  a 
library,  and  the  figure  is  seated,  with  the  hands  crossed  on  an 
open  Bible.  Mr.  Gary  was  a  clerg}Tnan,  and  was  bom  at 
Gharlestown,  October  7,  1745.  Was  ordained  at  Newbury- 
port,  May  11,  1768.  He  died  at  Newburyport,  November  24, 
1808.  He  was  the  son  of  Samuel  Gary  and  Margaret  Graves. 
It  belongs  to  Miss  E.  F.  Gary,  of  Gambridge. 

Lord  Gornwallis 

This  portrait,  measuring  twenty-five  by  thirty,  represents 
Gornwallis  dressed  in  the  uniform  of  a  British  officer,  and  is 
owned  by  Peter  G.  Brooks,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 

Myles  Gooper,  D.D. 

There  is  believed  to  be  in  existence  a  portrait  of  this  gentle- 
man, who  w^as  the  second  President  of  Golumbia  Gollege.  A 
copy  of  the  picture  is  in  the  New  York  Historical  Society. 

Mrs.  Goffin 

She  was  the  wife  of  Admiral  Sir  Isaac  Goffin.  The  picture 
is  half  length.  The  dress  is  cut  square,  with  a  lace  berthe, 
ornamented  in  front  with  three  bows.  The  color  of  the  dress 
is  steel  gray.  The  hair  and  eyes  are  dark,  and  on  the  head  is 
a  frilled  cap.  Around  her  neck  are  three  rows  of  pearls.  It  is 
a  fine  example  of  Gopley's  American  pictures.  It  is  now  in  the 
possession  of  Mr.  W.  D.  Sohier. 


28  John  Singleton   Copley 

Richard  Codman 

This  picture  is  of  life  size,  and  the  figure  is  seated.  It  is  of 
three-fourths  length.  The  great  point  of  merit  in  the  picture 
is  the  drawing  of  the  hands,  which  are  holding  a  letter  very 
naturally  and  gracefully.  The  subject  of  this  portrait  was  born 
in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  1762.  He  graduated  at  Harvard 
College  in  1782,  and  died  unmarried  in  1807.  The  picture  was 
painted  about  1790,  while  he  was  in  England.  Mr.  Codman 
passed  a  great  part  of  his  life  in  France,  where  he  made  the 
beautiful  collection  of  foreign  pictures,  now  in  possession  of 
his  family.  The  portrait  is  now  owned  by  his  great-nephew, 
Richard  Codman,  West  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Rev.  John  Codman 

There  is  a  portrait  of  this  gentleman,  who  was  pastor  of  the 
White  Church,  owned  by  Bishop  Robert  Codman,  of  Port- 
land, Me. 

John  Codman 

Who  was  married  to  Abigail  Soley.  This  picture  is  grave  in 
color.  The  subject  is  in  a  sitting  posture.  The  dress  is  a 
plain  buttoned  coat.  He  wears  white  stockings  and  a  white 
wig.  The  background  is  a  curtain,  a  column,  and  some  sky, 
—  the  blue  of  which  is  echoed  by  the  color  of  the  stuff  that 
covers  the  chair,  the  only  yellow  in  the  picture  being  the  brass 
nails  in  the  chair.  The  left  hand  is  remarkably  well  drawn, 
even  for  Copley.  The  right  hand  is  thrust  into  the  breast  of 
the  coat.  It  belongs  to  Miss  M.  C.  Codman,  Washington, 
D.  C. 


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Thomas  x\ston  Coffin 

Represented  as  a  child  of  five  years  of  age.  He  was  bom  in 
Boston  in  1754.  Graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1772,  and 
died  in  London  in  18 10.  He  was  the  Assistant  Commissary  to 
the  British  army,  with  Brook  Watson,  under  Sir  Guy  Carleton, 
and  continued  with  Sir  Guy  after  he  became  Lord  Dorchester. 
He  was  finally  promoted  to  be  Commissary-general  of  the 
British  army.  He  left  one  daughter,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Edward 
Hutchinson  Robbins,  of  Boston.  He  is  dressed  in  a  low-necked 
saque  of  green  satin,  over  a  dress  of  white  satin,  richly  embroid- 
ered with  lace,  and  with  ruffles  at  the  wrists.  In  his  plump  and 
pretty  right  hand  he  holds  two  cherries,  while  on  his  left  are 
two  white  turtle  doves.  The  plumes  of  his  hat  are  seen  behind 
the  left  hand.  On  the  floor  are  battledores  and  shuttlecocks, 
and  in  the  background  is  a  pond  and  trees.  It  belongs  to  Miss 
Wharton,  of  Boston. 

Charles  Stuart,  King  of  England 

This  large  picture  of  the  King,  demanding  the  surrender  of 
the  five  members,  hangs  in  the  Trustees'  room  of  the  Boston 
Public  Library.  It  was  purchased  by  a  number  of  Boston  ad- 
mirers of  Copley  for  fifteen  hundred  pounds.  Two  sketches 
for  thi^  picture  were  sold  at  the  Lyndhurst  sale. 

Mrs.  Copley 

There  is  a  small  oval  pastel  portrait  of  Mrs.  Susannah  Cop- 
ley, the  vrife  of  the  artist,  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Gordon 
Dexter. 

Lord  Camperdown 
This  portrait  was  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Academy  in  1798. 


30  John  Singleton   Copley 

Cupid  Caressing  Venus 

This  picture  was  sold  at  the  L}Tidhurst  sale  in  London  for 
^lo,  los.,  and  is  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter.  The 
two  portraits  are  those  of  Mrs.  Copley  and  the  infant  Lord 
LjTidhurst.  Airs.  Copley  as  Venus  has  pale  golden  dair,  bound 
with  blue. 

Children  of  George  III 

Represents  one  of  tlie  princesses  holding  over  her  head  a 
tambourine,  another  sitting  in  a  carriage,  and  a  third  behind 
the  carriage.  Parrots  in  the  grape  vine  overhead.  The  picture 
was  engraved  by  Bartalozzi  and  published  by  Copley  in  1792. 
The  portraits  are  of  Princesses  Mary,  Sophia,  and  Amelia.  It 
belongs  to  the'  King  of  England.  There  was  a  highly  finished 
sketch  for  this  picture  sold  at  the  Lyndhurst  sale  in  1864. 

Prince  Charles  and  Son 

This  is  a  handsome  oval  portrait  of  a  man  apparently  forty- 
five  and  a  boy  about  twelve  years  of  age.  The  elder  has  his 
hand  resting  on  the  back  of  a  chair.  He  is  dressed  in  dark 
green.  The  boy  holds  a  drawing  of  a  head  grasped  by  both 
hands.  He  is  dressed  in  rich  blue  velvet.  Both  wear  white 
wigs.  Governor  Swan  purchased  this  portrait  while  in  Lon- 
don representing  the  United  States  government,  and  it  was 
bought  from  his  collection  by  the  late  Parker  C.  Chandler  of 
Boston,  and  it  is  now  owned  by  Edward  S.  Chapin  of  Boston. 


John  Singleton   Copley  31 

Candace  Crawford 

In  regard  to  this  picture,  Mr.  Allen  says:  "All  the  knowl- 
edge I  have  of  the  ancient  portrait  of  Candace  Crawford  was 
obtained  from  her  sister,  Mrs.  Thorpe,  and  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Henry  Smith.  They  told  me  more  than  sixty-five  years  ago 
that  it  was  one  of  the  earliest  paintings  of  Mr.  Copley,  the 
celebrated  artist.  The  date  of  the  portrait  was  not  stated  to 
me.  Miss  Crawford  was  born  in  1746;  and  the  likeness  repre- 
sents a  maiden  of  about  twenty  years,  wearing  a  tasteful  flounced 
blue  silk  dress,  and  a  purple  rose  in  her  bosom.  On  the  sup- 
position that  the  age  of  the  lady  was  twenty,  this  would  allow 
the  date  of  the  picture  to  be  about  1766.  The  work  is  done  in 
good  taste,  both  in  the  style  of  drapery  and  drawing."  The 
picture  was  in  the  possession  of  Zachariah  Allen,  of  Providence, 
R.  I. 

Rebecca  Dumaresq 

This  picture  is  an  oval  crayon,  twelve  inches  long  by  eight 
wide.  The  lady  was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Sylvester  Gardiner. 
She  was  born  in  1745,  and  was  married  in  1773  to  PhiHp  Dumar- 
esq, a  grandson  of  HelKer  Dumaresq,  Seigneur  des  Augres  of 
the  Island  of  Jersey.  Philip  Dumaresq  was  a  captain  in  the 
British  army,  and  served  at  Louisburg  and  elsewhere  under 
Sir  William  Pepperell.  He  was  also  at  one  time  an  aide-de-camp 
to  Lord  Dunmore.  A  determined  loyalist,  he  was  proscribed 
and  banished  in  1778,  and  died  at  Nassau,  New  Providence,  in 
181 2-13.  This  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  her  grand- 
daughter, Mrs.  John  Rice  Blake,  Boston.  Mr.  James  Dumar- 
esq, her  son,  also  had  a  half-length  portrait  in  oils,  which  was 
sent  to  his  brother,  Francis  Dumaresq,  of  Jamaica,  West  Indies, 
where  it  is  believed  still  to  be. 


32  John  Singleton    Copley 

Richard  Dana 

The  father  of  Chief  Justice  Francis  Dana.  The  size  of  this 
picture  is  four  feet  two  inches  in  length  by  three  feet  two  inches 
wide.  Mr.  Dana  is  dressed  in  the  wig,  bands,  and  black  robe 
of  a  barrister  of  the  eighteenth  century.  He  was  born  in  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  August  7,  1699;  graduated  at  Harvard  College 
in  1 7 18;  married  a  sister  of  Edward  Trowbridge,  and  died  in 
Boston,  May  17,  1772.  He  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  move- 
ments which  preceded  the  Revolution.  This  fine  picture  is  in 
the  possession  of  Richard  Dana,  of  Cambridge.  Copley  painted 
a  duplicate,  which  is  in  the  possession  of  the  descendants  of 
Mr.  Dana  in  England,  and  is  said  to  be  the  better  of  the  two. 

Rev.  Edmund  Dana 

Was  born  at  Cambridge  in  1739,  graduated  at  Harvard 
College  in  1759.  He  was  Vicar  of  Wroxeter,  Salop,  and  mar- 
ried the  Hon.  Helen,  daughter  of  Charles,  sixth  Lord  Kinnaird. 
This  picture  is  of  full  length,  and  is  beautifully  colored.  The 
subject  is  dressed  in  a  crimson  velvet  morning  gown,  with 
white  small  clothes,  stockings,  and  wearing  a  dark  velvet  cap. 
This  picture  was  unfortunately  destroyed  about  1840. 

Mrs.  Derby 

First  wife  of  Richard  Derby.  This  is  a  very  large  picture,  in 
Copley's  latest  manner,  of  a  lady  dressed  in  white,  ornamented 
with  gold.  She  is  represented  as  St.  Cecilia,  playing  on  a  harp, 
and  angels  are  fl}ing  in  the  air  above  her.  It  is  signed  and 
dated  1806,  and  is  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Marjorie  C.  Apple- 
ton,  of  Boston,  and  is  loaned  to  the  Boston  Art  Museum. 


John   Singleton   Copley  33 

Gilbert  De  Blois 

Was  a  distinguished  merchant  of  Boston,  a  determined 
loyalist,  holding  oftices  under  the  British  Government.  He 
built  the  fine  old  mansion  known  as  the  De  Blois  house,  which 
stood  where  the  Horticultural  Hall  now  is.  An  addressor  of 
Governor  Hutchinson  in  1774  and  of  Governor  Gage  in  1775, 
in  1778  he  was  proscribed  and  banished.  In  1794  he  presented 
an  address  to  King  George  III.,  in  London,  where  he  remained 
for  many  years,  and  where  the  picture  was  painted.  Mr.  De 
Blois  is  represented  sitting  partly  in  profile,  dressed  in  a  brown 
coat  with  a  white  wig.  His  right  hand  rests  upon  a  table  in 
front  of  him,  holding  a  pen,  and  over  his  head  is  a  crimson 
curtain,  with  sky  in  the  background.  It  is  a  fine  specimen  of 
Copley's  latest  manner.  It  now  belongs  to  Mrs.  C.  H.  Parker, 
of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Lanfrey  Delisle 

Was  Bathsheba,  daughter  of  Judge  Metcalf  Bowler.  She 
married  a  French  gentleman  who  came  to  this  country  with 
Lafayette.  By  a  letter  from  her,  dated  1785,  we  learn  that  she 
arrived  at  the  country  seat  of  her  father-in-law,  near  Grenoble, 
in  safety,  and  was  most  kindly  received  by  her  husband's  fam- 
ily. The  marriage  seems  to  have  been  a  very  happy  one.  Her 
portrait  is  a  miniature  on  ivory,  one  and  one-quarter  inches 
long,  by  one  inch  wide.  It  was  taken  before  her  marriage,  and 
represents  the  head  and  shoulders  of  a  young  lady,  with  her 
hair  rolled  back,  dressed  with  flowers.  Her  dress  is  of  pink, 
with  a  "bouquet  de  corsage,"  The  portrait  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  her  grand  niece,  Mrs.  M.  Knight,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


34  John  Singleton   Copley 

Colonel  Duchenhausen 

A  fine  portrait  study  head  for  the  large  painting  of  the  siege 
of  Gibraltar.    It  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of  Boston. 

Major-General  De  La  Motte 

A  fine  study  head  made  for  the  "Siege  of  Gibraltar,"  of  life 
size,  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter. 

Death  of  Chatham 

This  celebrated  picture  is  in  the  National  Portrait  Gallery. 
It  contains  forty-five  diilerent  portraits,  and  has  been  engraved 
by  Bartolozzi.  The  first  sketch  of  this  picture  w^as  sold  at  the 
Lyndhurst  sale,  and  is  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter, 
and  a  second  finished  sketch  was  at  one  time  shown  in  the 
Boston  Art  Museum.  There  was  also  another  sketch  owned 
by  Lyman  H.  Tasker  of  Greenwood,  Mass. 

Death  of  Major  Pierson 

This  large  picture  hangs  in  the  National  Portrait  Gallery. 
Mrs.  Copley's  features  appear  in  the  female  group.  It  has 
been  engraved  by  Heath.  The  first  sketch  for  this  picture  was 
sold  at  the  Lyndhurst  sale  in  1864.  The  original  picture  was 
painted  for  Alderman  Boydell,  but  was  repurchased  by  Copley. 
It  was  bought  at  the  Lyndhurst  sale  for  £1,600. 

Mrs.  Deas  and  Children 

This  group  picture  consists  of  four  female  figures  and  a 
dog,  and  represents  Mrs.  John  Hartley,  Mrs.  Deas  and  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom  became  Mrs.  John  Ward  and  the  other 
Mrs.  Wm.  Somersall.    The  smallest  child  in  pink  dress,  elderly 


John  Singleton   Copley  35 

woman  in  black  with  white  neck  scarf  and  bonnet,  oldest  girl 
in  gray  silk  with  blue  sash.  Mother  in  background  and  child 
about  six  years  old  in  foreground.  This  picture  was  exhibited 
at  the  Metropolitan  Art  Museum  during  the  Hudson-FuUon 
celebration  in  1909.  Size,  fifty  by  seventy-six,  and  owned  by 
D.  Maitland  Armstrong,  of  New  York. 

Family  Portrait 

The  picture  shows  the  artist  and  his  family,  life  size.  The 
old  man  before  him  is  Mr.  Clarke,  his  father-in-law,  famous  as 
the  consignee  of  the  cargo  of  tea  of  the  "Boston  Tea  Party." 
Mrs.  Copley,  on  the  sofa,  is  carressing  their  son  John,  after- 
wards Lord  Lyndhurst.  This  is  one  of  Copley's  best  paintings. 
It  shows  the  early  English  manner  and  yet  retains  the  best 
qualities  of  his  American  work.  It  is  in  the  Boston  Art  Mu- 
seum.   Completed  in  England  in  1802. 

Mrs.  Fort 

This  is  a  full-length  seated  figure  of  an  elderly  lady  in  white 
cap.  Work  bag  hanging  on  the  chair  arm,  and  she  appears  to 
be  engaged  in  tatting.  The  picture  was  exhibited  at  the  Hud- 
son-Fulton Exhibition  in  the  Metropolitan  Art  Museum.  It  is 
now  in  the  possession  of  the  Wadsworth  Athana^um  of  Hart- 
ford, Conn. 

Colonel  Fitch 

The  portrait  of  Colonel  Fitch  of  the  British  Army  and  his 
two  sisters,  Miss  Ann  Fitch  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Vassal,  painted 
by  Copley  for  Mr.  Lloyd,  in  London,  in  1800,  is  a  large  and 
important  work  now  belonging  to  Mrs.  Gordon  Abbott  of  Bos- 
ton. The  figures  are  life  size.  Colonel  Fitch,  dressed  in  hL<; 
uniform,  is  standing  with  his  horse.  Miss  Fitch  is  dressed  in 
black,  and  Mrs.  Vassal  is  in  white. 


36  John  Singleton   Copley 

Lord  Fauconberg 

This  handsome  portrait  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of 
Boston.  It  is  half  length  life  size,  representing  him  dressed  in 
a  red  coat  with  gold  epaulets,  holding  the  pommel  of  his  sword. 
A  coat  of  arms  is  in  the  upper  part  of  the  picture.  He  lived 
opposite  Mr.  Copley's  house  in  London.  Died  in  1802.  This 
picture  was  engraved  by  Heath. 

Timothy  Fitch 

Was  a  distinguished  merchant  of  Boston.  The  size  of  this 
picture  is  five  feet  long  by  four  feet  wide,  and  was  painted 
between  1760  and  1767.  It  is  in  a  fine  state  of  preservation, 
and  is  of  Hfe  size.  It  represents  a  gentleman  seated  by  a  table, 
on  which  is  a  cocked  hat  and  a  letter  bearing  an  address.  The 
costume  is  a  gold  laced  coat  and  waistcoat,  with  a  white  wig 
and  silk  stockings.  This  picture  is  in  the  Esesx  Institute, 
Salem. 

Mrs.  Timothy  Fitch 

Was  born  in  1731.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Colonel  John 
Brower.  The  Browers  are  an  old  English  family,  distinguished 
and  wealthy  in  the  days  of  Salem's  Colonial  prosperity.  She 
married  for  her  first  husband,  Mr.  Plaisted;  and  married  Mr. 
Fitch  in  1760,  and  died  in  1799.  She  is  represented  as  sitting, 
holding  her  work  near  a  small  table.  Her  dress  is  of  a  purplish 
pink  satin,  with  blue  lining.  The  sleeves  are  loose  and  caught 
up  at  the  elbow.  Her  hair  is  without  powder.  Behind  her  is 
a  heavy  green  drapery.  This  picture  is  in  the  Essex  Institute, 
Salem. 


John  Singleton  Copley  37 

Thomas  Fluker 

He  was  the  last  Secretary  of  the  Province  of  Massachusetts, 
before  the  Revolution.  The  size  of  the  portrait  is  twenty-nine 
inches  long  by  twenty-four  wide.  Both  face  and  figure  are 
turned  one-quarter  round  from  the  viewer  to  the  left.  The  coat 
and  waistcoat  are  in  the  fashion  of  the  day,  without  collars, 
and  buttoning  single  breasted  to  the  throat.  They  are  of  a 
bluish  gray  tint.  He  w^ears  a  gray  wig,  and  the  ordinar}-  cravat 
of  the  time.  Secretary  Fluker  was  the  great-grandfather  of 
Admiral  Henry  Knox  Thatcher,  United  States  Navy,  and  the 
picture  came  into  the  possession  of  Bowdoin  College,  under 
the  will  of  Mrs.  Lucy  F.  Thatcher,  of  Rockland,  Me. 

Mrs.  Dorothy  Forbes 

Was  a  daughter  of  James  Murray,  born  in  London,  in  1745. 
She  came  to  America  with  her  parents  in  1749,  and  married 
the  Rev,  John  Forbes  in  1769.  Her  portrait  hangs  to-day  in 
the  home  of  her  youth,  where  she  lived  one  hundred  and  forty 
years  ago.  She  was  the  grandmother  of  Robert  Bennett  Forbes 
and  John  Murray  Forbes,  and  died  at  Milton  in  181 1.  The 
picture  is  thirty-seven  inches  high  by  twenty-seven  wide,  and 
represents  her  as  dressed  in  yellow  satin,  ornamented  with 
silver  lace.  The  sleeves,  which  are  short,  are  edged  with  beau- 
tiful lace.  She  wears  a  large  hoop,  and  her  hair,  which  is 
brushed  over  a  cushion,  is  decorated  with  a  white  bow.  Her 
earrings  are  of  pearl,  and  a  necklace  of  the  same  encircles  her 
throat.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Forbes  Hughes, 
of  Milton. 


38  John  Singleton  Copley 

FOWLE 

There  was  a  portrait  of  Colonel  Fowle,  of  Marblehead,  in 
the  possession  of  the  heirs  of  William  Fowle,  of  Alexandria,  Va. 

Timothy  Folger 

This  picture  measures  forty  inches  by  fifty  inches  in  its 
original  carved  frame.  It  represents  a  middle-aged  man, 
three-quarters  length,  dressed  in  dark  brown,  with  white  wig. 
The  picture  now  belongs  to  Mr.  Munn  of  New  York. 

The  Fortune  Teller 

There  is  a  large  picture  given  the  above  title  hanging  in  the 
Worcester  Art  Museum,  attributed  to  Copley.  It  represents  a 
young  woman  at  three-quarters  length  holding  a  coin  in  her 
open  left  hand.  The  picture  is  well  painted  and  undoubtedly 
of  English  origin. 

Benjamin  Gerrish 

This  picture  is  of  Hfe  size  and  of  three-fourths  length,  being 
thirty  inches  long  by  twenty-five  wide.  Mr.  Gerrish  is  dressed 
in  a  brown  coat,  laced  cravat  and  ruffles,  and  wears  a  powdered 
wig.  He  was  the  son  of  John  Gerrish  and  the  brother  of  Mrs. 
Sarah  Barrett,  who  bequeathed  this  picture  in  her  will  to  her 
youngest  son,  John  Barrett.  Mr.  Gerrish  died  in  1777.  It  was 
in  the  possession  of  a  grand  nephew,  Nathaniel  Augustus  Bar- 
rett, of  Boston,  and  is  owned  by  Miss  S.  D.  Barrett  of  Boston. 


John  Singleton   Copley  39 

Mrs.  Relief  (Dowse)  Gill 

This  picture  is  forty-nine  inches  high  by  forty  wide.  It  rep- 
resents a  very  old  lady,  having  a  pleasant,  benevolent  face, 
with  large  blue  eyes.  She  has  a  little  dark  hair  showing  beneath 
a  white  lawn  cap.  Her  dress  is  of  brown  velvet,  opening  to 
the  waist  in  front,  and  filled  in  with  a  white  lawn  handkerchief. 
Over  her  shoulders  is  thrown  a  black  thread  lace  shawl.  The 
sleeves  reach  to  the  elbows.  Below  them  appear  white  lawn 
sleeves  with  ruffles,  leaving  the  wrist  and  hand  uncovered.  In 
her  right  hand  she  has  a  book  held  open  slightly,  with  her 
thumb  between  the  leaves.  Her  left  hand,  which  shows  the 
effect  of  years,  is  laid  partly  over  the  other.  She  is  sitting  in  a 
stuffed  armchair,  covered  with  a  greenish  blue  material.  The 
back  of  the  chair  is  as  high  as  the  top  of  her  head.  She  was 
probably  eighty-three  years  of  age  at  the  time  the  picture  was 
taken,  —  1759.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  name  of  Rehef, 
bestowed  upon  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Dowse,  —  whose  maiden 
name  was  Relief  Holland,  —  has  been  continued  down  in  the 
female  line  for  six  generations.  Relief  Dowse  married  Michael 
Gill,  and  settled  in  Charlestown,  Mass.  Captain  Gill  made 
many  prosperous  voyages  to  various  parts  of  Europe,  and  left 
a  large  estate  to  his  posterity.  At  his  death  he  was  a  colonel  of 
a  colonial  regiment.  On  his  monumental  stone  it  is  recorded 
that  he  died  in  1720,  aged  forty-seven.  His  widow  survived  him 
thirty-nine  years.     It  belongs  to  Mr.  Robert  Pratt  of  Boston. 

Governor  Moses  Gill 

The  size  of  this  picture  is  forty-nine  inches  high  by  forty 
inches  wide,  with  a  handsome  carved  gill  frame.  Governor 
Gill  was  the  son  of  John,  the  second  son  of  Colonel  Gill.    His 


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mother  was  Elizabeth  Abbott,  of  Charlestown,  —  a  sister  of 
the  Rev.  Hull  Abbott.  He  was  born  in  1733,  and  died  in  1800, 
aged  sixty-seven.  The  portrait  was  painted  when  he  was  about 
thirty-three  years  of  age.  He  married  for  his  first  wife,  Sarah, 
only  child  of  Rev.  Thomas  Prince,  of  Boston.  His  second  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Boylston.  He  is  represented  as  a 
fine-looking  man,  with  black  eyes  and  a  well-shaped  forehead. 
He  wears  a  powdered  wig,  and  the  hair  craped  at  the  ears.  His 
dress  is  a  dark  blue  single-breasted  velvet  coat,  lined  with 
white  satin,  unbuttoned,  and  held  back  to  the  hip  by  the  right 
hand.  The  sleeves  are  very  large,  with  deep  cuffs  fastened  up 
with  two  buttons,  —  the  shirt-sleeves  coming  below,  terminating 
with  a  very  narrow  band  of  linen  cambric.  He  wears  a  very 
long,  white  satin  waistcoat,  and  a  muslin  cravat  is  around  the 
throat.  The  hands  are  beautifully  painted,  especially  the  left 
one.  Between  the  fingers  is  held  a  paper,  addressed  to  Mr. 
Moses  Gill,  Boston,  For  the  background  of  the  picture:  on 
the  right  is  a  long,  white  window  shutter,  with  bluish  green 
drapery;  on  the  left  is  part  of  a  desk,  with  a  green  velvet  cover. 
This  picture  is  now  in  the  Rhode  Island  School  of  Design. 

Mrs.  Sarah  (Prince)  Gill 

The  first  wife  of  Governor  Moses  Gill;  was  the  only  child 
of  Rev.  Thomas  Prince;  born  July  16,  1728;  married  April, 
1759,  and  died  August  5,  1771.  The  size  of  the  picture  is 
forty-nine  inches  high  by  forty  wide,  in  a  handsome  carved 
frame  of  antique  style.  She  is  represented  as  having  a  very 
refined  and  intellectual  countenance,  with  black  hair  carried 
off  from  her  forehead  and  temples,  with  strings  of  pearls  en- 
twined. Of  dark  complexion,  she  has  black  eyes  and  eye- 
brows, with  delicate  features.     She  is  sitting,  with  her  right 


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arm  resting  on  what  appears  to  be  a  portion  of  a  tree,  with  dark 
olive  background,  excepting  towards  the  left,  where  there  is  an 
opening  of  sky,  with  blue  hills  in  the  distance,  and  an  oak  tree 
in  the  middle  distance.  She  is  dressed  in  a  dark  blue  velvet 
robe,  with  muslin  undersleeves  reaching  below  the  elbows,  and 
with  double  ruffles.  Four  rows  of  pearl  beads  encircle  the 
throat,  —  one  row  coming  down  over  the  left  shoulder  to  the 
middle  of  the  bust,  where  two  long  loops  fall  over  the  bows  of 
white  lace  scarf,  edged  with  gold,  and  embellished  with  gold 
sprigs.  The  scarf  has  a  broad  end  in  front,  and  is  very  pret- 
tily draped  over  the  arm  and  sleeves  to  the  back  of  the  dress. 
The  right  hand  falls  gracefully  from  the  support  on  which  it 
is  resting,  and  in  her  left  hand  she  carries  a  book,  held  slightly 
open  with  her  thumb.  This  picture  is  now  in  the  Rhode  Island 
School  of  Design. 

A  crayon  portrait  of  this  lady  is  also  in  existence. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  (Boylston)  Gill 

The  second  wife  of  Governor  Gill;  daughter  of  Thomas  Boyl- 
ston. The  size  of  this  picture  is  forty-nine  inches  long  by 
forty  wide,  with  a  fine  frame  of  antique  style.  She  is  repre- 
sented with  a  handsome  face,  dark  blue  eyes,  and  black  eye- 
brows. Her  hair  is  black,  carried  entirely  off  her  forehead  and 
temples,  and  arranged  high  with  a  scarf  of  reddish  brown,  dotted 
with  gold,  and  fastened  at  the  top  with  a  few  pearls.  The  scarf 
is  carried  over  the  right  shoulder,  and  falls  over  the  arm  in 
front.  She  is  standing  by  a  garden  vase,  containing  a  lily,  with 
many  dark  leaves  and  flowers  in  blossom.  Her  left  hand  rests 
on  the  edge  of  the  vase;  and  in  the  right  hand,  —  which  Is  most 
beautifully  painted,  —  she  holds  a  lily.  Her  dress  is  of  blue 
velvet,  or  satin,  with  an  embroider)-  of  gold  in  a  red  velvet 


42  John  Singleton  Copley 

band  around  the  bosom.  There  is  a  girdle  of  the  same  kind, 
about  three  inches  wide,  around  the  waist.  The  tucker  of  point 
lace  is  most  exquisitely  painted.  A  crimson  drapery  hangs 
gracefully  over  the  back  of  the  dress,  and  falls  over  the  arm  in 
front.  On  the  left  is  a  pillar.  Behind  her  figure  there  is  a 
dark  background  of  brown  and  green.  At  a  distance,  on  the 
right,  is  a  glimpse  of  sky,  with  a  portion  of  the  trunk  of  a  tree, 
and  with  the  green  leaves  of  a  vine  entwined  around  it.  It  is 
in  the  possession  of  the  Rhode  Island  School  of  Design, 

There  is  another  portrait  of  this  lady,  painted  in  oil,  and 
signed  in  monogram,  and  dated  1757.  This  picture  and  the 
crayon  of  the  Governor's  first  wife  were  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  Boylston,  of  Princeton,  Mass. 

Gore 

There  is  at  the  house  of  the  Misses  Robins  of  Boston  a 
painting  of  the  portraits  of  the  Gore  children,  brothers  and 
sisters  of  Governor  Gore.  If  by  Copley,  it  is  a  very  early  one. 
It  contains  portraits  of  Frances  Gore,  who  married  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts;  Miss  Gore,  who  married  Mr.  Taylor;  Samuel  Gore, 
who  married  Mary  Pierce,  and  John  Gore,  who  married  Sarah 
Foster.  The  author  does  not  feel  sure  of  the  authenticity  of 
the  picture. 

Another  picture  contains  portraits  of  Governor  Gore  when  a 
child,  and  his  sister,  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Edward  B.  Robins. 

A  third  picture  has  the  portraits  of  two  of  the  sisters. 

Elizabeth  Clarke  Greene 

Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  has  in  her  collection  a  very  handsome 
portrait  of  this  lady.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Copley,  sister 
of  Lord  Lvndhurst  and  wife  of  Gardiner  Greene. 


John  Singleton  Copley  43 

George  IV 

This  large  and  important  picture  represents  the  King  when 
Prince  of  Wales,  mounted,  witnessing  a  review,  attended  by 
Lord  Heathfield,  General  Turner,  Colonel  Bloomfield,  Baron 
Eben,  Colonel  Quintin.  It  was  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Acad- 
emy in  1810,  and  is  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of 
Boston. 

Sir  Robert  Graham 

The  portrait  of  the  above  in  his  robes  of  office  is  owned  by 
Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of  Boston. 

John  Gray 

A  relative  of  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  He  is  represented  as 
standing,  dressed  in  a  brown  coat,  with  a  white  satin  waist- 
coat, lace  cravat  and  ruffles.  This  picture  was  loaned  by  the 
Misses  Rogers  to  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Boston,  April, 
1908. 

Harrison  Gray 

This  picture  is  of  life  size  and  half  length.  The  dress  is  of 
brown  velvet,  with  steel  buttons  and  with  lace  at  the  wrists  and 
neck;  a  gray  wig  dressed  with  a  queue  completes  the  costume. 
He  was  the  Receiver-general  of  Massachusetts  and  addressor 
of  Governor  Hutchinson,  and  Councillor.  He  was  proscribed 
and  banished  during  the  Revolution.  "  Mr.  Gray,"  says  Sabine, 
"was  an  exemplary  gentleman  in  every  relation,  and  among 
the  loyalists  there  is  hardly  one  more  deserving  of  respect  and 
kind  remembrance."  It  is  now  in  the  Museum  of  the  Fine  Arts, 
Boston. 


44  John  Singleton  Copley 


Green 


Probably  Jeremiah.  This  is  a  large  picture,  representing 
Mr.  Green  as  sitting,  reading  a  Latin  book,  as  the  words  on 
the  page  are  distinctly  visible.  This  picture  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  his  granddaughter,  Miss  Abigail  Joy,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Green 

The  wife  of  Jeremiah  (?)  Green.  She  is  dressed  in  white 
satin,  in  the  fashion  of  the  times.  This  was  in  the  possession 
of  Miss  Abigail  Joy,  of  Boston. 

Lieut.  Francis  Greene 

Was  an  officer  in  the  British  army,  holding  a  commission  in 
the  Fortieth  Regiment  of  Infantry.  He  served  in  the  old 
French  war,  at  Louisburg,  and  in  Canada,  also  in  Martinique 
and  Havana.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1760,  and 
wrote  much  on  the  subject  of  the  education  of  the  deaf  and 
dumb.  He  died  at  Medford  in  1809.  The  size  of  this  picture 
is  two  feet  six  inches  long  by  two  feet  wide,  of  half  length;  he 
is  dressed  in  the  full  uniform  of  a  lieutenant  in  the  British 
army.  In  one  corner  is  Copley's  monogram  and  signature, 
with  date,  1763.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  Lieutenant-Com- 
mander Francis  Matthews  Greene,  U.  S.  N. 

Thomas  Greene 

Was  an  eminent  merchant  of  Boston,  where  he  was  bom 
June  4,  1705.  He  was  the  eldest  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Anne 
Gold  Greene,  who  came  to  Boston  from  Warwick,  R.  I.  He 
married  for  his  second  wife,  September  6,  1744,  Martha  Coit, 


John  Singleton   Copley  45 

daughter  of  John  Coit  of  New  London,  Conn.,  and  widow  of 
Daniel  Hubbard,  who  died  1741. 

Mr.  Thomas  Greene  died  in  August,  1763.  He  left  five 
sons,  Thomas,  John,  Nathaniel,  Joseph,  and  David,  and  one 
daughter,  Mary,  married  to  Daniel  Hubbard. 

This  portrait  is  forty  inches  by  fifty  inches,  and  represents 
Mr.  Greene  as  dressed  in  a  suit  of  drab  color  with  black  waist- 
coat. He  wears  ruffles  and  a  large  powdered  wig.  He  is 
seated  in  an  old-fashioned  chair  by  a  table,  on  which  is  an 
inkstand,  letter,  etc.  On  the  right  is  a  green  curtain  drawn 
back,  disclosing  through  an  open  window  a  ship  under  full 
sail  flying  the  British  flag.  Mr.  Green  holds  in  his  hand  an 
open  letter  bearing  the  date  of  September  25,  1758,  undoubt- 
edly the  time  at  which  it  was  painted.  A  copy  of  this  picture 
belongs  to  Mr.  C.  W.  Hubbard  of  Boston. 

The  original  belongs  to  David  Greene  Haskins  of  Cambridge. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Greene 

Bom  in  New  London,  Conn.,  in  1706,  was  Martha,  the  young- 
est daughter  of  John  and  Mehitable  Chandler  Coit,  of  New 
London,  Conn.  She  married,  first,  Daniel  Hubbard,  sheriff 
of  New  London,  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  in  1727,  a  tutor 
in  the  College,  and  who  died  in  1741,  and  second,  in  1744, 
Mr.  Thomas  Greene.  She  is  represented  in  a  brown  robe, 
trimmed  with  white  satin,  the  sleeves  and  neck  decorated  with 
lace.  Her  hair  is  drawn  back  in  curls,  one  of  which  rests  upon 
her  shoulder.  The  pose  of  the  head  is  very  erect.  The  eye- 
brows are  arched,  and  the  eyes  are  dark  and  brilliant.  The 
background  represents  a  landscape,  with  rocks  and  trees.  The 
figure,  which  is  not  quite  full  length,  is  seated  with  one  arm 
resting  upon  the  back  of  the  chair.  This  picture  is  in  the  pos- 
session  of  David  G.  Haskins,  of  Cambridge. 


46  John  Singleton  Copley 

Thomas  Greene  and  His  Wife 

The  picture  is  six  inches  by  eight,  and  contains  the  two  like- 
nesses, of  miniature  size,  painted  in  oil,  on  the  same  copper 
plate.  The  frame  is  of  dark  wood.  The  gentleman  is  in  a 
white  wig,  a  green  coat,  and  a  ruffled  shirt.  The  lady  is  dressed 
in  a  low-necked,  claret  colored  dress  of  the  period,  with  a  pearl 
necklace,  and  also  pearls  on  her  stomacher  and  in  her  hair. 
It  was  in  the  possession  of  their  great-granddaughter,  Miss 
Mary  G.  Chapman,  Boston 

Joseph  Greene 

Was  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Martha  Coit  Greene;  he  was 
born  in  1745.  This  portrait  is  twenty-two  inches  high  by 
eighteen  inches  wide,  in  the  original  frame,  and  is  signed  and 
dated  1767.  It  is  a  crayon,  representing  a  young  man  dressed 
in  a  stone  colored  coat  and  waistcoat,  into  which  latter  his 
right  hand  is  thrust;  on  his  head  is  a  white  wig,  and  about  his 
neck  and  wrists  is  handsome  lace.  This  picture  is  in  the  Bos- 
ton Art  Museum. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Greene 

Wife  of  Joseph  Greene,  and  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Mary  Greene;  a  crayon  representing  the  lady,  who  was  a 
cousin  of  her  husband,  as  arrayed  in  a  delicate  rose-tinted 
dress,  edged  round  the  neck  with  rich  lace,  and  a  mantle  of 
fawn  color,  having  a  blue  knot  on  the  left  shoulder.  Her  hair, 
which  is  without  powder,  is  ornamented  with  small  roses.  The 
portrait  is  signed  and  dated  1767,  is  in  the  original  frame,  and 
is  believed  to  have  been  taken  about  the  time  of  her  marriage, 
when  she  was  celebrated  for  her  beauty.  It  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  her  daughter.  Miss  Anne  Reading  Greene,  of  Milton. 


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Gardiner  Greene 

The  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary,  was  born  in  Boston  in  1753. 
He  married,  first,  Ann  Redding;  second,  Elizabeth  Hubbard; 
and  third,  in  London,  in  1800,  EUzabeth  Clarke,  the  daughter 
of  John  Singleton  Copley,  the  artist,  and  sister  of  John,  Baron 
Lyndhurst,  sometime  Lord  Chancellor  of  England.  He  was 
eighth  in  direct  descent  from  Robert  Greene  of  Gillingham,  in 
in  the  time  of  Henry  the  Eighth,  and  was  a  distinguished  mer- 
chant of  Boston.  The  portrait  is  of  half  length.  The  figure  is 
seated  in  a  chair,  dressed  in  a  blue  coat  with  brass  buttons. 
The  hair  is  powdered.  It  is  a  fine  specimen  of  Copley's  latest 
manner.  The  picture  was  presented  by  the  Lord  Chancellor 
Lyndhurst  to  his  nephew,  the  Rev.  John  Singleton  Copley 
Greene,  of  Longwood,  Mass.,  and  was  burned  in  the  great  fire 
of  1872. 

Mrs.  Gardiner  Greene 

A  companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband,  was  Elizabeth 
Clarke,  daughter  of  John  Singleton  Copley.  She  married,  in 
1800,  Gardiner  Greene  of  Boston.  The  picture  is  of  half  length. 
It  was  painted  by  her  father  just  before  her  wedding,  for  a 
keepsake.  She  is  dressed  "a  la  Josephine"  in  white  muslin, 
with  a  shawl  thrown  over  her  arm.  This  picture  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  Mrs,  Gordon  Dexter  of  Boston, 

Mrs.  Gardiner  Greene 

As  a  child.  This  portrait  was  probably  a  study  for  the 
family  picture,  but  its  whereabouts  is  at  present  unknown.    ; 


48  John  Singleton  Copley 

Gardiner  Greene  and  Mrs.  Murray 

His  aunt,  painted  in  1765,  when  Mr.  Greene  was  but  twelve 
years  of  age.  This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length,  repre- 
senting the  lady  dressed  in  a  pearl  colored  satin,  trimmed  with 
rich  lace,  her  hair  without  powder.  She  is  seated  with  her 
right  hand  resting  on  the  boy's  shoulder,  while  she  holds  his 
left  hand  in  hers.  The  boy  stands  by  her  side  dressed  in  a 
brown  coat  lined  with  blue  silk.  In  his  right  hand  he  holds 
his  hat.  This  beautiful  picture  was  in  the  original  frame,  and 
in  the  possession  of  the  heirs  of  the  Rev.  John  S.  C.  Greene, 
but  was  burned  in  the  great  fire  of  1872. 

Benjamin  Greene 

The  father  of  the  Gardiner  Greene  who  married  the  eldest 
daughter  of  Copley.  He  is  represented  as  sitting  sideways 
upon  a  chair  with  his  face  in  profile.  The  dress  is  a  rich  blue 
suit  and  a  full  wig.  His  right  hand  rests  upon  the  back  of  a 
chair,  while  his  left  is  thrust  into  a  flowered  waistcoat.  He  is 
looking  towards  a  table  on  which  are  papers  and  a  pen.  The 
picture  is  of  three-fourths  length  and  in  the  original  frame.  It 
was  in  the  possession  of  the  heirs  of  his  grandson,  the  Rev. 
John  S.  C.  Greene,  of  Longwood,  and  was  destroyed  in  the 
great  fire  of  1872. 

Councillor  Joseph  Green 

This  beautiful  and  characteristic  picture  is  a  crayon  of  hfe 
size  and  half  length,  representing  him  in  a  morning  costume 
of  dark  gray.  He  wears  a  cap  of  the  same  color,  and  his  collar 
is  thrown  open.  Joseph  Green  was  born  in  Boston  in  1706; 
graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1726.     He  was  a  merchant, 


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and  had  a  large  fortune.  He  was  celebrated  as  a  scholar,  a 
poet,  and  a  man  of  wonderfully  ready  wit,  which  he  often 
showed  in  his  contests  with  a  fellow  wit,  the  Rev,  Dr.  Byles. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  had  probably  the  most  beautiful  and 
valuable  private  library  in  New  England,  some  volumes  of 
which  have  descended  to  the  heirs  of  the  Rev.  William  T. 
Snow.  Mr.  Green  was  a  Mandamus  Councillor,  and  addressor 
of  Governor  Hutchinson;  and  was  proscribed  and  banished. 
He  died  in  England  in  1780.  This  picture  belonged  to  the 
Rev.  William  T.  Snow,  of  Jamaica  Plain. 

Joseph  Green 

A  merchant  of  Boston;  born  December  12,  1703,  and  died 
July  I,  1765.  He  was  the  son  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Green,  of 
Salem  Village,  now  Danvers,  who  was  graduated  at  Harvard 
College  in  1695.  It  is  a  crayon  of  life  size  and  half  length. 
The  costume  is  a  single-breasted  coat  and  waistcoat  of  a  dark 
color,  with  large  embroidered  buttons.  The  cravat  is  white, 
and  the  shirt  rufBes  are  slightly  exposed.  A  full  powdered  wig 
completes  the  picture.  The  coloring  is  as  fresh  and  perfect  as 
if  just  from  the  artist's  hands.  It  is  in  the  original  frame,  and 
was  in  the  possession  of  his  great  grandson.  Dr.  Joshua  Green, 
of  Groton. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Green 

A  companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband.  In  a  dress  of 
blue  velvet,  trimmed  with  ermine.  She  wears  pearls  in  her 
hair  and  around  her  neck.  This  picture  was  in  the  possession 
of  the  heirs  of  the  Rev.  William  T.  Snow,  of  Jamaica  Plain. 


5©  John  Singleton  Copley 

John  Gardiner 

The  second  son  of  Dr.  Sylvester  Gardiner.  He  defended 
John  Wilkes  before  Lord  Mansfield,  in  1763,  and  was  Attorney- 
general  of  the  British  West  India  Islands  in  1778.  He  was  a 
Representative  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  from  1789 
until  his  death.  "He  had,"  says  Updyke,  "an  astonishing 
memory,  was  an  admirable  belle-lettre  scholar,  very  learned 
in  his  profession,  and  particularly  distinguished  for  wit  and 
eloquence."  He  was  lost  at  sea  in  1793.  The  figure  is  of  three- 
fourths  length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  brown  coat,  laced  waistcoat, 
and  is  sitting  at  a  table  with  books  and  papers.  This  picture 
is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  C.  P.  Gardiner,  of  BrookUne. 

^*  Rev.  Daniel  Greenleaf 

We  learn  from  Freeman's  "History  of  Cape  Cod,"  that  this 
gentleman  was  a  son  of  Stephen  Greenleaf,  of  Newbury;  that 
he  was  born  in  1679,  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1699, 
and  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Sherifif  Gookin,  of  Suffolk,  and 
granddaughter  of  Major-general  Gookin,  of  Cambridge.  Free- 
man also  states  that  a  portrait  of  him  by  Copley  has  been  pre- 
served, representing  him  as  an  old  man  of  venerable  aspect.  He 
died  in  1763.  This  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  his  descend- 
ant, Richard  C.  Greenleaf,  of  Boston. 

General  Greaton 
A  portrait  said  to  be  in  New  York. 


John   Singleton   Copley  51 

Henry  Hill 

He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Hill;  born  in  1736; 
graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1756;  married  Anna  Bar- 
rett in  1762;  and  died  in  1828,  aged  ninety-two.  This  is  a 
crayon  of  one-half  length,  twenty-three  inches  long  by  seven- 
teen wide,  and  is  in  the  original  frame,  a  companion  picture  to 
that  of  his  wife.  Mr.  Hill  is  dressed  in  a  coat  of  a  sage  green 
color,  and  wears  a  powdered  wig  with  a  laced  cravat.  This 
picture  was  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Todd,  of  Cambridge. 

Mrs.  Henry  Hill 
Anna,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Barrett,  bom  March  8, 
1740,  married  to  Henry  Hill  in  1762.  Their  residence  was  in 
Summer  Street.  She  died  December  8,  1822,  aged  eighty-two. 
Her  portrait  is  a  crayon  of  three-fourths  length,  measuring 
twenty-three  inches  high  by  seventeen  wide.  The  dress  is  of 
light  flowered  brocade,  with  a  blue  mantle.  Her  hair  is  dressed 
with  flowers,  and  around  her  neck  is  a  pearl  necklace. 

John  Hancock 

A  picture  of  three-fourths  length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  blue 
coat  laced  with  gold.  His  left  hand  is  resting  on  a  book  while 
his  right  hand  holds  a  pen.  He  was  bom  in  1737.  Harvard 
College  in  1754.  President  of  Congress  and  first  signer  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence.  Governor  of  Massachusetts  in 
1783  and  died  in  office,  1793.  This  picture  is  now  in  the 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Boston.  A  copy  by  Savage  is  owned  by 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Tilton  of  Haverhill. 

Another  picture  shows  Govemor  Hancock  dressed  in  a  blue 
coat  laced  with  gold.     Owned  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Tilton  of  Haverhill. 

Copley  also  painted  a  miniature  which  was  exhibited  in  New 
York  several  years  ago. 


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Benjamin  Hallowell 

Was  a  brother  of  Sarah  Hallowell,  who  married  Samuel 
Vaughan  of  London.  He  is  represented  as  a  man  of  about 
twenty-five  years  of  age,  seated  at  a  table  with  books  and  hold- 
ing a  pen  in  his  hand.  He  is  dressed  in  a  suit  of  gray  silk  with 
buttons,  faced  with  satin ;  a  white  cravat  and  ruffles,  with  white 
silk  stockings,  complete  the  costume.  The  picture  measures 
four  feet  one  inch  long  by  three  feet  three  inches  wide.  It  is 
in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  W.  M.  Vaughan,  of  Cambridge. 

Miss  Hall 

This  picture  is  of  half  length,  and  life  size,  representing  a 
lady  dressed  in  black  velvet  in  the  fashion  of  the  times;  the 
throat  and  sleeves  decorated  with  rich  lace.  In  her  hand  she 
holds  a  rose  bud.  The  picture  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  Clarke 
of  New  York. 

Hugh  Hall 

A  crayon  eighteen  inches  long  by  sixteen  wide,  dated  1758, 
J.  S.  Copley.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  his  great-grand- 
daughter, Miss  Baury  of  Boston. 

Thomas  Hancock 

He  was  born  in  1703,  and  died  in  1764;  was  the  son  of  the 
Rev.  John  Hancock  of  Lexington,  and  married  Lydia,  the 
daughter  of  Daniel  Henchman,  of  Boston,  He  founded  the 
Hancock  Professorship  of  Hebrew  and  other  Oriental  languages, 
and  built  the  Hancock  house  on  Beacon  Street  in  1737.  This 
is  a  half  length  portrait  in  crayons.  He  is  dressed  in  the  style 
of  the  period.  This  picture  belongs  to  Mrs.  J.  W.  Tilton  of 
Haverhill. 


John  Singleton  Copley  53 

Mrs.  Lydia  Hancock 

The  wife  of  Thomais  Hancock.  A  crayon  of  half  length. 
She  died  in  1777,  and  devised  in  her  will  the  old  parsonage 
house  in  Court  Street  to  Brattle  Street  Church.  It  is  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs.  J.  W.  Tilton  of  Haverhill. 

Thomas  Hancock 

This  is  a  full  length  picture,  very  finely  painted.  He  is 
dressed  in  a  black  velvet  suit,  white  gloves,  and  a  white  wig. 
The  right  hand  rests  on  a  chair.  It  is  in  the  possession  of 
Harvard  College. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Hancock 

This  a  finely  painted  picture.  She  is  in  mourning,  with  a 
black  dress,  a  white  linen  under  cap  and  neckerchief;  a  black 
crape  hood  enveloping  the  head  and  neck.  It  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  Harvard  College. 

Thomas  Hancock 

The  size  of  this  picture  is  three  inches  long  by  four  and  a 
half  wide.  It  is  an  oval  miniature  in  oil  on  copper.  He  is 
dressed  in  a  pearl  colored  velvet  suit  and  white  necktie.  The 
hair  is  powdered  and  gathered  into  a  white  queue.  The  face 
has  the  look  of  one  past  middle  age. 

Joshua  Henshaw 

He  was  bom  in  1703,  married  Elizabeth  Bill  in  1733,  and  was 
distinguished  among  the  early  patriots  of  Boston,  holding  many 
offices  of  trust  and  honor.    The  picture  is  of  half  length,  and 


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the  dress  is  a  brown  coat  and  full  white  wig.  The  right  hand 
rests  upon  a  curtain  which  seems  to  hang  upon  a  pillar,  while 
the  left  hand  holds  a  white  glove.  It  is  in  the  original  frame. 
It  belonged  to  Mr.  Sidney  W.  Hayward. 

Joseph  Henshaw 

A  nephew  of  Joshua  Henshaw,  whose  daughter  he  married. 
He  was  born  in  1727;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1748. 
During  the  Revolution  he  was  indefatigable  with  pen,  speech, 
and  money,  in  support  of  the  Colonial  cause.  He  was  dressed 
in  a  blue  velvet  coat,  with  the  left  hand  in  the  breast,  and  a  full 
white  wig.  He  has  a  very  handsome,  determined  countenance. 
It  belonged  to  Mr.  Sydney  W.  Hayward. 

Sarah  Henshaw 

The  daughter  of  Joshua  Henshaw,  and  the  wife  of  her  cousin, 
Joseph  Henshaw.  It  is  a  crayon  of  half  size.  She  is  dressed 
in  a  salmon  colored  robe,  with  pearls  in  her  hair.  Her  left  hand 
holds  the  end  of  a  fur  tippet,  which  passes  over  and  falls  from 
her  right  shoulder.  Upon  her  head  is  a  blue  silk  hood.  It 
belonged  to  Mr.  Sidney  W.  Hayward. 

John  B.  Holmes 

This  is  a  half  length  portrait  of  a  boy  of  about  ten  years  of 
age,  in  the  costume  of  the  times,  consisting  of  a  blue  coat,  a  red 
silk  waistcoat,  and  lace  ruffles  at  the  neck  and  wrists.  His  right 
hand  is  thrust  into  his  waistcoat  pocket,  and  on  his  left  arm  sits 
a  pretty  squirrel  eating  a  nut.  It  belongs  to  Mrs.  Wilham  Allen 
Putnam  of  New  York. 


John  Singleton   Copley  55 

William  Holmes 

A  younger  brother  of  John  B.  Holmes.  The  picture  is  of  the 
same  size  as  that  of  his  brother,  differing  in  the  colors  of  the 
dress.  The  boy  stands  with  one  hand  resting  on  a  small  grey- 
hound.    It  belongs  to  Mr.  Macbeth  of  New  York. 

Mrs.  Isaac  Holmes 

She  was  Rebecca  Bee.  She  married  Mr.  Isaac  Holmes,  of 
Charleston,  S.  C.  Her  mother's  name  was  also  Holmes.  Her 
portrait  is  of  life  size,  and  half  length.  Her  dress  is  in  the 
fashion  of  the  times,  of  white  satin,  trimmed  at  the  neck  and 
sleeves  with  rich  lace.  Her  hair  is  drawn  back,  and  braided 
with  pearls,  and  a  pearl  necklace  encircles  her  throat  three 
times. 

Lord  Heathfield 

There  is  a  fine  portrait  in  the  National  Gallery  and  a  study 
head  of  the  same  officer  made  for  the  Siege  of  Gibraltar  owned 
by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of  Boston.  George  Augustus  Eliott  was 
raised  to  the  peerage  in  1787  as  Baron  Heathfield  of  Gibraltar. 

Thomas  Hutchinson 

Was  the  son  of  Thomas  Hutchinson,  of  Boston,  and  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Colonel  John  Foster.  He  was  born  in  Boston,  1 711 ; 
was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College,  1727. 

He  served  as  a  representative  seven  years,  and  as  Speaker  of 
the  House  three  years;  was  Judge  of  Probate  in  1752,  and  a 
Councillor  from  1749  to  1766.  He  was  Lieutenant-Governor 
from  1758  to  1 77 1,  and  was  appointed  Chief  Justice  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  1760,  holding,  says  Mr.  Drake,  "four  high  offices  at 


56  John  Singleton   Copley 

the  same  time."  He  was  appointed  Governor  of  Massachusetts 
in  1 77 1.  A  very  able  writer,  a  powerful  orator,  and  an  uncom- 
promising Loyalist,  he  was  exceedingly  unpopular;  and  on  ac- 
count of  his  support  of  the  Stamp  Act,  his  house  was  sacked 
and  his  furniture  and  many  valuable  historical  manuscripts 
were  burned  in  the  street.  He  left  the  country,  and  went  to 
England  in  1774,  where  he  received  a  pension  from  the  British 
Government,  and  died  at  Brompton  in  1780. 

This  portrait  is  eighteen  inches  high  by  fourteen  inches  wide, 
and  is  in  the  original  frame.  It  represents  him  as  a  distinguished 
man,  dressed  in  a  light  colored  coat,  and  wearing  a  white  wig. 
The  picture  is  in  the  possession  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical 
Society. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Hutchinson 

The  portrait  of  Margaret  Safford,  wife  of  Governor  Hutch- 
inson, is  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of  Boston. 

Colonels  Hugo  and  Schleppengull 

These  two  fine  portrait  heads  on  one  canvas  are  studies  for 
the  large  picture  of  the  Siege  of  Gibraltar.  Sold  at  the  Lynd- 
hurst  sale  for  £10  105,  and  now  belong  to  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter 
of  Boston. 

Judge  Martin  Howard 

There  is  a  very  fine  example  of  Copley's  art  in  the  portrait 
of  Judge  Howard  of  South  Carolina.  It  is  three-quarters  length 
and  he  is  represented  in  the  red  robe  of  an  English  judge  and 
wears  a  white  wig.  The  picture  hangs  in  the  Social  Law 
Library  at  Boston. 


John  Singleton   Copley  57 

Mrs.  John  Hay 

Mrs.  Hay  whose  maiden  name  was  Catherine  Farnham  is 
represented  on  an  oval  canvas  as  a  very  beautiful  woman  with 
dark  eyes,  hair  dressed  high  with  a  gold  bow  on  the  top.  Her 
dress  is  dark  with  a  simple  ruffle  around  the  neck.  This  por- 
trait was  painted  in  London  and  is  a  fine  example  of  the  artist's 
work.  It  was  painted  in  1780  and  is  mentioned  in  a  letter 
from  Judge  Curwen  who  saw  the  picture  in  Copley's  studio. 
It  now  is  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Francis  L.  Cobb  of  Boston. 

Thomas  Hubbard 

This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length.  He  was  born  in  1702 ; 
graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1721,  and  died  in  1773.  He 
was  Treasurer  of  the  College.  The  dress  is  a  blue  morning 
robe,  with  a  purple  cap.  Near  him  is  a  table,  wdth  the  keys  of 
the  College  upon  it.  This  picture  is  in  the  possession  of  Har- 
vard College. 

Miss  Thankful  Hubbard 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  bill  for  this  miniature  but  the 
whereabouts  of  the  picture  is  unknown. 

Boston,  May  20,  1758 
Mrs.  Fayerweather 

To  J.  S.  Copley,  Dr. 

To  painting  a  picture  in  miniature  of  Miss  Thankful  Hubbard, 
one  guinea.     Received  the  contents. 

J.  S.  Copley. 


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Edward  Holyoke 

President  of  Harvard  College.  He  was  born  in  1689  and  died 
in  1769;  was  especially  distinguished  as  a  mathematician  and 
classical  scholar.  He  is  represented  in  clerical  robes,  and  seated 
in  a  chair.  The  picture  is  in  Copley's  early  manner.  It  was 
presented  to  Harvard  College  in  1830  by  Dr.  E.  A.  Holyoke. 

A  second  portrait  represents  him,  as  the  other,  dressed  in  a 
black  silk  robe,  with  white  bands.  The  size  of  the  picture  is 
twenty-six  inches  long  by  twenty-one  inches  wide.  It  was  in  the 
possession  of  his  great-grandson,  Hon.  Hampden  Cutts,  of 
Brattleborough,  Vt. 

Nathaniel  Hurd 

Was  born  in  1730,  and  was  one  of  the  earliest  resident  en- 
gravers on  copper  in  New  England.  He  engraved  several  of 
Copley's  pictures,  and  also  a  representation  of  the  Boston  Mas- 
sacre, the  seal  of  Harvard  University,  and  many  other  beautiful 
specimens  of  heraldic  designs.  The  head  is  completed,  but  the 
rest  of  the  picture  is  unfinished.  It  is  evident,  however,  that 
Copley  intended  to  represent  his  friend,  the  engraver,  charac- 
teristically at  work,  as  the  hands,  and  the  shirt  sleeves  rolled 
up,  are  more  than  indicated.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  a  descend- 
ant, —  Nathaniel  Furness,  of  Tarrytown,  on  the  Hudson. 

There  is  another  fine  picture  of  this  artist,  of  half  length, 
highly  finished,  representing  him  as  sitting  at  a  table  on  which 
are  two  books,  one  being  a  treatise  on  heraldy.  He  is  dressed 
in  a  morning  robe,  with  a  cap  on  his  head.  His  arms  rest  on  the 
table,  the  hands  being  clasped.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  Dr. 
W.  Wesselhoeft,  of  Cambridge. 


John  Singleton  Copley  59 

Daniel  Hubbard 

A  life-sized,  three-fourths  length  picture,  the  canvas  being 
four  feet  and  one  inch  in  length  by  three  feet  three  inches  in 
width.  He  is  in  full  dress,  with  powdered  hair,  silk  stockings,  a 
long  white  satin  waistcoat,  with  wide  cufTs  lined  with  satin. 
There  are  rufHes  at  the  wrists.  This  picture  is  in  the  possession 
of  Mrs.  Tudor  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Daniel  Hubbard 

A  companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband.  She  is  taken 
standing  by  a  small  table,  on  which  one  arm  rests,  and  the  other 
is  crossed  over  it.  Her  black  hair  is  combed  back  over  a  cushion, 
and  around  her  neck  is  a  ruff,  which,  according  to  the  fashion  of 
that  time,  was  fastened  by  a  bow  to  the  hair  behind.  The  dress 
is  of  golden  brown  satin,  low  in  the  neck,  and  decorated  with 
lace.     This  picture  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Tudor  of  Boston. 

Robert  Hooper 

Of  Marblehead,  Mass.  The  portrait  is  five  feet  long  by 
four  wide,  including  the  frame.  It  represents  a  robust  man 
past  middle  life,  seated  at  his  desk,  reading  a  letter,  which  is 
held  in  his  left  hand.  The  right  hand  rests  on  the  desk,  on 
which  are  lying  several  other  letters.  The  dress  is  of  brown 
cloth,  with  metal  buttons  hke  the  court  dress  of  Europe,  and  is 
completed  by  a  full  white  wig.  He  was  an  eminent  merchant, 
born  in  17 10,  and  died  in  1790.  On  account  of  the  magnitude 
of  his  business  and  his  liberal  character,  he  was  known  all  over 
New  England  by  the  sobriquet  of  King  Hooper.  The  portrait 
was  painted  in  1767  and  now  belongs  to  Miss  Hooper  of  Boston. 


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Mrs.  Robert  Hooper 

Of  Marblehead.  The  size  is  four  feet,  two  inches  high  by 
three  feet,  three  inches  wide.  It  is  of  three-fourths  length. 
She  is  represented  in  the  full  costume  of  the  time,  very  rich  and 
elaborate,  and  is  sitting  upon  a  small  sofa.  She  is  one  of  the 
three  wives  of  Robert  Hooper,  known  as  King  Hooper,  whose 
beautiful  house  at  Danvers  still  remains.  This  picture  is  in 
the  possession  of  the  Lenox  Library,  New  York. 

Mr.  Hooper 

The  son  of  Robert  Hooper.  Of  three-fourths  length,  in  oil. 
Mr.  Hooper  is  represented  as  standing,  in  a  rich  dress  of  the 
times.     It  is  in  the  possession  of  Samuel  Hooper  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Hooper 

Wife  of  the  younger  Mr.  Hooper,  and  represented  as  standing, 
in  a  rich  and  appropriate  costume.  This  picture  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  Samuel  Hooper,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Inman 

Was  a  sister  of  James  Murray,  and  with  him  emigrated  to 
America  in  1749.  She  married  first,  Capt.  Samuel  Campbell; 
second,  Mr.  James  Smith,  of  Milton,  in  1760;  and  third,  Mr. 
Ralph  Inman,  of  Cambridge;  and  died  in  Boston  in  1785. 

This  picture  was  painted  in  1769;  is  forty-nine  inches  in 
length,  by  thirty-nine  in  width.  The  lady  is  dressed  m  a  low 
necked,  cinnamon-colored  satin  robe.  Over  her  shoulders  is  a 
green  scarf.  The  sleeves  are  decorated  with  rich  lace.  Her 
hair  is  combed  back  over  a  cushion,  ornamented  with  a  string  of 


John  Singleton  Copley  6i 

pearls.  In  her  left  hand  she  holds  a  branch  with  peaches  upon 
it,  and  a  bunch  of  grapes.  This  picture  is  in  the  possession  of 
Mrs.  R.  P.  Rogers,  granddaughter  of  Paul  Revere,  Canton, 
Mass. 

Mrs.  Inches 

Was  the  second  wife  of  Henderson  Inches.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Jackson.  The  picture  is  of  three-fourths 
length.  It  represents  a  lady  standing  in  a  room  draped  with 
dark  green  curtains.  To  the  left  is  a  vase,  and  the  sky  beyond. 
Her  dress  is  of  rose-colored  satin,  looped  at  the  arms  with  jewels. 
Her  right  hand  holds  her  dress  back,  while  with  her  left  she 
seems  drawing  on  her  mantle.  Close  under  her  chin  is  a  lace 
tie.  Her  hair  is  without  powder,  with  a  bow  on  the  top  of  her 
head.     It  belongs  to  Mrs.  Joseph  Chester  Inches  of  Boston. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  Izard 

This  picture  now  hanging  in  the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine 
Arts  was  painted  during  Copley's  visit  to  Rome  in  17 74-1 775. 
Mr.  Izard  was  a  wealthy  planter  of  South  Carolina,  and  Mrs. 
Izard  before  her  marriage  was  Miss  Alice  De  Lancey  of  Mam- 
aroneck,  N.  Y.  The  figure  of  Mrs.  Izard  as  she  submits  a 
sketch  to  her  husband  is  full  of  charm  but  the  figure  of  the  gen- 
tleman is  rather  hard  and  stiff.  The  two  people  are  seated 
at  a  handsomely  carved  table  with  drapery  showing  a  landscape 
and  statue  in  the  background. 

Mrs.  Jephson 

Was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Fluker,  Secretary  of  the  Province 
of  Massachusetts,  and  a  portrait  of  her  by  Copley  is  mentioned 
in  a  letter  from  Mrs.  Urquhart  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  General  Knox. 
This  letter  is  among  the  papers  of  Admiral  Thacher.     It  is 


62  John  Singleton  Copley 

stated  that  she  died  early,  and  left  no  children.  In  a  note  from 
William  Knox,  1783,  he  says  that  "Miss  Fluker  is  made  the 
happy  wife  of  a  member  of  the  Irish  Parliament.  Mr.  Jephson 
is  an  admirable  man,  has  a  handsome  fortune,  besides  large 
expectations."     The  whereabouts  of  this  picture  is  unknown. 

Benjamin  Johnstone 

A  portrait  of  this  gentleman  who  was  an  early  organ  builder, 
and  who  married  in  1770  Anne  Stickney  of  Newburyport,  is 
owned  by  Mrs.  Chas.  S.  Hanks  of  Brookline. 

Rev.  Joseph  Jackson 

There  is  said  to  be  a  portrait  of  this  gentleman  by  Copley, 
but  the  author  is  unaware  of  its  whereabouts. 

William  Jones 

A  half  length  picture,  representing  a  young  man  of  nineteen 
or  twenty  years  of  age.  He  is  dressed  in  a  gray  coat,  and  in  a 
standing  attitude.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  a  relation,  — 
Miss  Jane  Welles,  of  Boston. 

Judge  Woodbury  Langdon 

A  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Hampshire  and  a 
brother  of  Governor  John  Langdon.  The  portrait  was  painted 
about  1775  a  very  short  time  before  Copley's  departure.  This 
portrait  and  also  that  of  Mrs.  Langdon  hung  in  Shirley  House, 
Roxbury,  for  fifty  years  during  its  occupancy  by  Mrs.  William 
Eustis,  widow  of  Governor  Eustis.  Prior  to  this  time  the  por- 
traits hung  in  the  house  now  known  as  the  Rockingham  Hotel  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  which  house  was  built  by  Judge  Woodbury 
Langdon  as  his  private  residence,  the  bricks  being  brought  from 


John  Singleton   Copley  63 

England.  These  portraits  also  hung  at  Wentworth  House, 
possibly  for  only  a  few  years.  Copies  of  these  pictures  are 
owned  by  Mrs.  Chas.  S.  Hamlin  of  Boston,  and  also  by  Mrs. 
Anna  Parker  Pruyn  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  descendants  of  Judge 
Langdon,  and  also  one  in  the  Senate  Chamber  in  the  New 
Hampshire  State  House.  The  original  picture  is  of  life  size 
and  three-quarters  length.  He  is  standing,  dressed  in  a  rich 
costume  of  the  period  —  being  a  coat  of  brown  cloth  trimmed 
with  gold  lace  and  a  green  satin  waistcoat.  The  hair  is  brushed 
back  and  worn  in  a  queue.  The  original  portrait  is  owned  by 
Woodbury  G.  Langdon  of  New  York. 

Mrs.  Woodbury  Langdon 

This  is  a  three-fourths  length  picture,  a  companion  to  that 
of  her  husband,  Judge  Langdon.  She  is  standing  dressed  in 
white  satin  with  a  violet  scarf  around  her  shoulders.  She  has 
lace  sleeves,  and  her  hair  is  brushed  back.  A  string  of  pearls 
is  around  her  neck,  while  in  her  arms  she  holds  a  quantity  of 
loose  flowers.  Copies  of  this  portrait  are  owned  by  Mrs.  Chas. 
S.  Hamlin  of  Boston,  and  by  Mrs.  Anna  Parker  Pruyn  of  Albany, 
N.  Y.  The  original  is  owned  by  Woodbury  G.  Langdon  of 
New  York. 

-v?  Dr.  Joseph  Lemmon 

Was  an  eminent  physician,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  in 
1735.  He  married  for  a  first  wife,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Swett,  —  a  beautiful  woman,  who  died  young.  His  second 
wife  was  a  daughter  of  General  Gookin.  He  was  the  great- 
grandfather of  General  William  Raymond  Lee.  The  where- 
abouts of  this  picture  is  unknown. 


64  John  Singleton  Copley 

Lord  Lyndhurst,  P.  C,  F.  R.  S.,  D.  C.  L. 

Dunlap  says  a  portrait  of  his  son  was  painted  by  Copley  in 
1814.  The  family  know  nothing  of  the  whereabouts  of  this 
portrait.  John  Singleton  Copley  —  Lord  Lyndhurst  —  was 
bom  in  Boston  in  1772.  In  1776  he  joined  his  father  in  London. 
He  was  educated  in  Trinity  College,  Cambridge.  He  entered 
the  bar,  and  soon  distinguished  himself  as  a  lawyer.  He  was 
knighted;  and  as  Sir  John  Copley,  he  filled,  with  great  credit  to 
himself,  the  high  offices  of  Chief  Justice  of  Chester,  in  1818; 
Sohcitor-general,  in  181 9;  Attorney-general,  in  1824;  and  Master 
of  the  Rolls,  in  1826.  On  the  retirement  of  the  Earl  of  Eldon, 
in  1827,  he  was  created  Baron  Lyndhurst,  and  constituted  Lord 
Chancellor  of  England.  In  1830,  his  lordship  resigned  the 
Great  Seal;  and  in  1831  was  appointed  Lord  Chief  Baron  of 
the  Exchequer.  In  1834,  by  a  change  in  the  Ministry,  he  be- 
came Lord  Chancellor  for  the  second  term, —  on  which  occasion, 
however,  he  retained  the  Great  Seal  but  for  a  short  time.  In 
the  year  1841,  he  was  appointed  Lord  Chancellor  for  the  third 
time.  Lord  Lyndhurst,  from  this  period,  took  an  active  part 
in  the  legislation  of  the  country.  One  of  his  most  intimate 
friends  was  Lord  Chancellor  Brougham.  He  preserved  his 
vigor  of  intellect  to  the  last;  and  his  great  speech,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-eight,  in  the  House  of  Lords,  only  a  short  time  before  his 
death,  —  which  was  on  the  subject  of  the  Navy  of  Great  Brit- 
ain,—  was  said,  at  the  time,  to  have  equalled,  if  it  did  not  sur- 
pass, any  speech  he  ever  made.  He  died  in  1863.  Lord  Lynd- 
hurst is  also  represented  as  the  Red  Cross  Knight,  in  the  large 
picture  owned  by  his  great -niece,  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter  of  Boston. 


John  Singleton   Copley  65 

William  Merchant 

Was  born  in  1752;  was  one  of  the  four  young  men  who  were 
attacked  by  the  soldiers  of  the  British  Regiment,  just  previous 
to  the  Boston  Massacre,  the  three  others  being  Edward  and 
Francis  Archibald,  and  John  Leach.  Mr.  Merchant  was  also 
one  of  the  number  of  the  famous  Tea  Party.  He  was  the  son 
of  William  Merchant  and  Sarah  Dennie.  The  portrait  is  of  a 
child  some  five  years  of  age,  and  is  of  hfe  size,  and  of  more  than 
half  length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  gray  coat  and  blue  waistcoat, 
and  has  a  black  ribbon  around  the  neck,  with  a  hat  under  his 
arm.  This  picture  was  painted  about  1757,  and  came  through 
Chief  Justice  Richardson,  of  New  Hampshire,  a  great-nephew, 
to  Mr.  French,  of  Concord,  N.  H.  It  has  always  been  in  the 
family. 

Judge  Henry  Marchant 

He  was  born  in  1741;  L.  L.  D.  of  Yale  College  in  1792;  and 
died  in  1796.  It  was  painted  by  Copley  in  1791.  He  was 
Attorney-General  of  Rhode  Island,  an  ardent  patriot,  a  member 
of  Congress,  and  judge  of  the  United  States  Court.  The  pic- 
ture is  oval  in  shape.  His  right  hand  is  open  and  held  against 
his  left  breast.  The  picture  is  owned  by  Frank  E.  Marchant 
of  West  Kingston,  R.  I. 

Rev.  Jonathan  Mayhew 

This  is  a  crayon  of  half  size.  He  is  dressed  in  robes  with 
a  white  wig.  He  was  a  proHfic  writer,  an  associate  of  Otis  and 
other  patriots  of  the  day,  and  renowned  for  great  learning  and 
ability.  He  vras  born  in  1720,  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
1744,  received  the  degree  of  S.  T.  D.  from  Aberdeen  in  1749, 
and  died  in  1766. 


66  John  Singleton  Copley 

Mrs.  Jonathan  Mayhew 

Whose  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Clarke,  daughter  of  Dr. 
John  Clarke.  It  is  a  three-fourths  length  portrait.  Although  a 
belle  of  the  times,  she  married  the  Rev.  Dr.  Mayhew.  The 
dress  is  a  white  satin  robe,  with  a  blue  mantle  and  hat.  In  her 
right  hand  she  carries  a  rosebud,  while  in  her  left  she  holds  a 
basket  of  flowers.     In  the  distance  is  a  landscape. 

These  two  pictures  were  in  the  possession  of  her  grandson, 
Peter  Wainwright,  but  were  destroyed  by  the  great  fire  in  Boston 
in  1872. 

Hon.  James  Murray 

Was  born  August  9,  1713.  The  son  of  John  Murray,  and 
grandson  of  Sir  James  Murray,  of  Philipshaugh,  who  was  also 
hereditary  Sheriff  of  Selkirkshire  and  Lord  Register,  in  1706. 
This  James  Murray  emigrated  to  North  Carolina  in  1734,  and 
there  became  a  planter  and  a  member  of  the  Council;  thence 
he  removed  to  Boston  in  1765,  and  remained  until  1776;  from 
whence,  being  a  loyalist,  he  retired  to  Halifax,  where  he  died  in 
1 781.  He  left  two  daughters,  Elizabeth,  who  married  Edward 
Hutchinson  Robbins,  and  Dorothea,  who  married  the  Rev. 
John  Forbes.  This  picture  was  painted  in  1769,  when  Mr. 
Murray  was  fifty-seven  years  of  age.  It  is  forty-nine  inches 
high  by  thirty-nine  in  width.  The  figure  is  of  life  size,  seated 
in  an  armchair.  The  dress  is  of  black  velvet  lined  with  white 
satin  ruffles,  and  a  full  wig.  In  his  right  hand,  which  rests 
upon  a  table  covered  with  red  cloth,  is  a  parchment  scroll.  It 
Is  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  James  Murray  Howe,  of  Brush  Hill, 
Milton. 


John  Singleton   Copley  67 

Col.  John  Murray 

Of  Rutland,  A  three-quarters  length  portrait,  four  feet  one 
inch  long  by  three  feet,  three  inches  wide,  representing  a  gen- 
tleman seated.  The  left  hand,  which  holds  a  letter,  rasts  on  a 
table,  on  which  are  books.  The  right  arm  is  akimbo.  The 
coat  and  waistcoat  are  of  a  dark  peach  color,  laced  with  gold. 
The  small  clothes  are  of  black  velvet,  with  knee  buckles.  The 
wig  is  of  iron  gray.  White  silk  stockings,  white  cambric  ruffles 
and  neckcloth,  complete  the  costume.  The  picture  is  in  the 
original  frame,  probably  made  by  Paul  Revere,  and  was  owned 
by  the  Hon.  R.  L.  Hazen,  a  Senator  of  New  Brunswick,  who 
was  a  great  grandson  of  Colonel  Murray,  and  a  resident  of 
St.  John. 

Mrs.  John  Murray 

The  wife  of  the  Rev.  John  Murray,  was  Judith,  a  sister  of 
Governor  Sargent.  She  married  for  her  first  husband,  John 
Stevens.  The  picture  is  of  half  length  and  life  size,  representing 
a  very  handsome  woman  richly  dressed.  Mrs.  Murray  was  an 
authoress,  and  published  both  poetry  and  dramas.  It  is  a  very 
fine  specimen  of  Copley's  manner,  and  is  owned  by  Charles  S. 
Sargent,  of  Brookline. 

Mrs.  Col.  John  Murray 

Another  picture  was  owned  by  the  Rev.  John  Singleton  Cop- 
ley Greene,  and  represents  Gardiner  Greene,  his  father,  who 
was  also  her  nephew,  as  a  boy  standing  by  her  side.  This  pic- 
ture measures  four  feet  in  length  by  three  feet,  three  inches  in 
breadth,  and  is  signed  and  dated  1763.  It  represents  Mrs. 
Murray  standing,  leaning  with  her  left  arm  resting  on  the  sill 
of  an  open  window.     Her  right  hand  is  lightly  clasping  her  left 


68  John   Singleton   Copley 

wrist.  The  dress  is  of  brown  satin,  cut  square  in  the  neck,  with 
open  hanging  sleeves.  Both  neck  and  arms  are  trimmed  with 
rich  lace.  Her  hair  is  combed  back  from  her  forehead  over  a 
high  cushion,  and  falls  in  long  curls  upon  her  shoulders.  This 
beautiful  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  a  great  great  niece, 
Mrs.  John  Ware,  of  South  Lancaster,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Col.  John  Murray 

Her  maiden  name  was  Lucretia  Chandler,  a  daughter  of 
Judge  John  Chandler,  of  Worcester.  Being  a  celebrated 
beauty  of  her  time,  she  sat  three  times  to  Copley. 

Rebecca  Edgel  Mifflin 

A  three-fourths  length  picture.  She  was  married  in  1750. 
By  her  side  is  standing  her  daughter,  Rebecca  Mifflin  Crane. 
It  is  owned  bv  Dr.  Charles  Mifflin,  of  Boston. 

Samuel  Mifflin 
A  three-fourths  length  picture,  with  a  ship  in  the  distance. 
It  belongs  to  Dr.  Charles  Mifflin,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Macpheadris 

The  size  of  this  picture  is  fifty  inches  long  by  thirty-nine  wide. 
She  was  the  wife  of  the  Hon.  Archibald  Macpheadris,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  King's  Council  in  1724,  and  a  daughter  of  Lieut. -Gov- 
ernor John  Wentworth.  She  is  represented  as  sitting,  one  arm 
resting  upon  a  table.  She  has  a  dark  complexion,  dark  hair  and 
eyes,  and  presents  a  very  spirited  countenance.  Her  dress  is  of 
brown  satin,  ornamented  with  jewels  and  laces.  This  picture 
hangs  in  the  house  built  by  Archibald  Macpheadris  in  1721, 
where  it  has  been  ever  since  it  was  painted.  It  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  a  descendant,  Miss  E.  Sherburne  of  Portsmouth, 
N.  H. 


John  Singleton   Copley  69 

Judge  Nymphus  Marston 

Was  born  at  Marston  Mills  in  1728,  graduated  at  Yale  College 
in  1749,  and  died  in  Boston,  while  in  attendance  as  a  delegate  for 
the  ratification  of  the  Federal  Constitution,  in  1788.  Judge 
Marston  was  noted  for  his  learning  and  patriotism,  and  was  one 
of  the  principal  landowners  in  Barnstable  County.  He  was 
often  called  upon  and  did  make  large  advances  towards  the 
expenses  of  the  war,  as  the  receipts  among  his  papers  show. 
The  portrait  is  of  full  length,  in  a  sitting  position.  The  dress 
is  velvet  laced  with  gold,  and  silk  stockings.  The  right  hand, 
holding  a  pen,  rests  upon  a  table.  This  fine  picture  was  in  the 
possession  of  his  descendant,  George  Marston,  a  distinguished 
lawyer  of  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

Col.  Thomas  Marshall 

Who  commanded  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Regiment  at 
Valley  Forge.  He  was  one  of  the  Selectmen  of  Boston  when 
the  town  was  invested  by  the  troops  under  command  of  General 
Washington.  He  at  one  time  commanded  at  Castle  Island, 
now  Fort  Independence.  The  size  of  the  portrait  is  five  feet 
long  by  four  wide.  It  is  full  length,  representing  Colonel 
Marshall  seated.  The  costume  is  a  brown  velvet  suit  of  the 
time.     It  is  in  the  possession  of  the  family. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Marshall 

Was  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Allen,  of  Gloucester,  and  w^as  the  sec- 
ond wife  of  Colonel  Thomas  Marshall.  Her  dress  is  white 
satin,  in  the  fashion  of  the  times,  the  bodice  and  sleeves  deco- 
rated with  lace.  Her  hair  is  drawn  back  over  a  cushion,  and 
ornamented  with  flowers  and  lace.  This  picture  was  owned 
by  John  L.  Hayes,  of  Cambridge. 


7©  John  Singleton   Copley 

Judge  John  Lowell 

'  Was  bom  in  1743;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1760,  and 
died  in  1802,  He  was  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  in  1783;  of 
United  States  District  Court  in  1789;  and  was  Chief  Justice 
of  the  Circuit  Court  for  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  and 
Massachusetts.  He  was  distinguished  at  the  bar  and  upon  the 
bench.  He  is  here  represented  in  miniature,  most  beautifully 
painted,  in  full  white  wig,  and  blue  silk  figured  robe.  On  the 
back  of  this  miniature  there  are  represented  a  number  of  trees 
and  a  temple;  two  angels  fly  over  the  trees  holding  a  wreath, 
and  in  the  hand  of  one  of  them  is  a  torch.  This  miniature  be- 
longed to  Mrs.  Col.  George  M.  Barnard,  a  great-granddaughter 
of  Judge  Lowell. 

Thomas  Lewis 

Merchant,  was  bom  in  Boston,  November,  15  1735,  and  died 
at  Marblehead,  December  21,  1801,  aged  sixty-six  years.  The 
dress  is  a  long  coat,  with  deep  cuffs,  a  long  waistcoat,  trimmed 
with  silver  lace,  and  deep  ruffles  around  the  wrists.  The  posi- 
tion shows  the  head  resting  on  the  right  hand,  the  elbow  on  a 
ledger.  In  the  left  hand  is  an  open  letter.  An  inkstand  with 
pen  stands  on  the  table.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Lewis  John- 
son, Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Col.  JEREMLA.H  Lee 

The  father  of  Col.  W.  R.  Lee  of  the  Continental  army.  This 
picture  is  signed  with  a  monogram,  and  dated  1769.  It  is  eight 
feet  in  length  by  five  feet  in  width,  and  is  in  the  original  frame. 
It  represents  Colonel  Lee  standing,  his  left  hand  resting  on  a 
table  and  holding  a  letter,  with  his  right  hand  upon  his  hip.     He 


John   Singleton   Copley  71 

is  dressed  in  a  suit  of  brown  velvet,  laced  with  gold,  and  wears  a 
full  white  wig.  From  the  window  there  is  a  landscape  view. 
The  whole  is  painted  with  uncommon  care.  This  picture 
belongs  to  Robert  Ives  Lee,  and  was  loaned  in  1908  to  the 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Boston. 

Mrs.  Jeremiah  Lee 

Her  maiden  name  was  Martha  Sweet.  This  a  companion 
picture  to  that  of  her  husband,  is  signed  with  a  monogram,  and 
dated  1769.  Mrs.  Lee  is  represented  as  ascending  the  steps  of 
a  terrace,  beyond  which  there  is  a  beautiful  landscape,  with 
mountains  and  a  river.  Her  dress  is  of  golden  brown  satin, 
with  a  mantle  of  blue.  Over  her  shoulders  she  has  an  ermine 
cape.  In  the  lap  of  her  dress  she  carries  grapes  and  fruits, 
beautifully  painted.  Her  eyes  are  black  and  brilliant.  Her 
hair  is  without  powder,  and  her  ornaments  are  pearls.  This 
picture  shows  marks  of  great  care  and  study,  and  is  an  admirable 
specimen  of  Copley's  manner  at  that  period  of  his  life.  It 
belongs  to  Robert  Ives  Lee,  and  was  loaned  to  the  Museum  of 
the  Fine  Arts,  Boston,  in  1908. 

Henry  Laurens 

Of  Charleston,  S.  C.  He  was  born  in  1724;  was  President 
of  the  Provincial  Congress  in  1774;  Minister  Plenipotenitary 
to  Holland  in  1779;  signed  with  Franklin  and  Jay  the  prelim 
inaries  of  the  treaty  of  peace  in  1782;  and  died  in  1792.  This 
fine  picture  represents  Mr.  Laurens  seated  in  a  chair,  in  a  court 
dress,  wearing  a  sword.  His  right  hand  rests  upon  a  paper  on  a 
table.  The  picture  was  painted  in  London  in  1782,  and  an 
engraving  of  it,  by  a  Mr.  Green,  of  London,  is  now  in  Massa- 
chusetts Hall,  Cambridge,  The  picture  was  burned  in  Charles- 
ton, S.  C,  in  1 86 1,  being  owned  at  the  time  by  John  Laurens. 


72  John  Singleton   Copley 

Jonathan  Jackson 

A  noted  merchant  in  Newburyport,  and  a  prominent  public 
man  in  his  day.  A  crayon;  and  one  of  five  portraits  of  him 
taken  by  Copley.  It  is  on  a  sheet  of  paper,  showing  the  face 
only,  which  is  of  life  size.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Justice 
O.  W.  Holmes,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Jonathan  Jackson 

Another  portrait  is  an  oval,  twenty-two  inches  long  by  eigh- 
teen inches  wide.  He  wears  a  white  wig  with  the  face  turned  a 
little  in  profile.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  James  Jackson, 
Fairfield  Street,  Boston. 

Jonathan  Jackson 

Another  picture  is  a  half  length,  standing,  with  a  landscape 
to  the  left  of  him.  It  is  in  the  artist's  later  manner,  being  taken 
in  England.  It  was  owned  by  his  granddaughter,  Susan  Cabot 
Jackson,  of  Boston. 

Jonathan  Jackson 

Another  portrait  is  in  oil,  of  half  size,  twenty-three  inches 
by  seventeen.  He  is  dressed  in  a  loose  green  morning  gown, 
trimmed  with  pink,  a  ruffled  shirt,  and  has  powdered  hair,  Mr. 
Jackson  had  this  picture  painted  in  1 768,  and  presented  it  to  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Wendell,  in  whose  family  it  now  remains.  This 
gentleman  w^as  the  father  of  Judge  Charles,  Dr.  James  and 
Patrick  Jackson.  One  of  his  daughters  married  Henry  Lee, 
and  another  Francis  C.  Lowell. 


John  Singleton   Copley  73 

Jonathan  Jackson 

Another  portrait  belonged  to  Henry  Lee,  of  Brookline,  a 
grandson  of  Mr.  Jackson. 

Mrs.  Jackson 

Wife  of  Jonathan  Jackson.  The  lady  was  Hannah,  daughter 
of  Patrick  Tracy,  a  very  distinguished  merchant  of  Newbury- 
port.  The  portrait  is  a  full  face,  the  hair  without  powder,  but 
decorated  with  a  string  of  small  pearls.  It  is  now  owned  by 
Mrs.  James  Jackson,  of  Boston. 

Dr.  Alexander  McWhorter  and  Wife 

Were  painted  by  Copley  in  1769  as  appears  in  the  accom- 
panying bill  but  the  whereabouts  of  the  portraits  is  unknown. 

Boston  Miss  Elizabeth  Cummings  to  John  S.  Copley. 

1769  To  her  own  portrait  f  cloth  at  7  Guin.  ;^9-i6-o 
To  Mrs.  Maquarter's  do.  9-16-0 
To  Mr.  Maquarter's  do.  9-16-0 

1770  To  two  black  frames  at  245.  2-8 


;^3i-i6-o 


Rec'd  the  contents  in  full 
pr.  John  Singleton  Copley. 

Mrs.  Montague  and  Robert  Copley 

In  a  letter  to  her  daughter  Mrs.  Greene  in  1804,  Mrs.  Copley 
mentions  these  portraits  as  having  been  painted  on  one  canvas. 


74  John  Singleton  Copley 

Lord  Mansfield 

This  well  known  picture  representing  the  subject  seated  in 
his  robes  of  office  is  in  the  National  Gallery  in  London.  Died 
in  London  in  1793. 

Mars,  Venus  and  Vulcan 

This  allegorical  picture  by  Copley  measures  twenty-five  by 
thirty  inches.  Vulcan  with  his  anvil  and  forge,  seems  engaged 
in  making  darts,  one  of  which  Venus  throws  at  Mars.  The 
picture  is  signed  and  dated  1754,  and  is  now  in  the  Boston 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts, 

Col.  Joseph  May 

This  picture  measures  nine  inches  by  twelve.  It  represents 
a  young  man  dressed  in  a  dark  green  silk  coat,  the  hair  drawn 
back  and  tied.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  F.  A.  Pratt,  a 
descendant  of  Concord,  Mass. 

4 

Neptune 

This  is  an  allegorical  picture,  forty-four  inches  long  by  twenty- 
seven  wide,  representing  the  god,  who  holds  a  trident  in  his 
right  hand,  and  a  globe  in  his  left.  He  is  borne  upon  a  shell 
by  Nymphs  and  Tritons.  To  the  shell  are  attached  four  sea 
horses,  who  seem  to  be  guided  by  a  Cupid  flying  above  them, 
holding  a  dart.  A  Triton  blowing  upon  a  conch  shell,  brings 
up  the  rear.  This  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Simp- 
son, of  Boston,  who  inherited  it  from  her  father,  Jonathan 
Simpson,  in  whose  possession  it  was  before  Mr.  Copley  left 
America.  There  was  another  smaller  picture  of  the  same 
subject,  reversed  in  position,  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  C.  B. 
Raymond,  Boston. 


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John  Newton 

A  half  length  picture  of  life  size,  the  canvas  within  the  frame 
measuring  two  feet,  three  inches  long  by  two  feet  wide.  He 
was  Surveyor  of  his  Majesty's  Customs  in  Halifax,  N.  S.,  and 
was  a  grandson  of  the  Hon.  Thomas  Newton,  to  whose  memory 
a  mural  tablet  is  placed  in  the  King's  Chapel,  Boston.  The 
portrait  was  painted  in  Boston  in  1772,  and  the  date  and  name 
of  the  artist  are  inscribed  in  a  shady  corner  of  the  picture.  It 
is  in  very  good  preservation,  and  represents  a  person  of  perhaps 
fifty  years  of  age,  of  portly  figure  and  dark  complexion.  It  was 
accounted  a  perfect  likeness.  The  dress  is  a  coat  and  waistcoat 
of  lead  colored  cloth,  both  single  breasted,  and  trimmed  with 
gold  braid  an  inch  in  width.  The  hair  is  combed  back  and  tied 
behind.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  E.  A.  Newton,  of 
Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Lord  Northampton  and  Son 

A  portrait  of  Lord  Northampton  and  his  son  Lord  Compton 
on  one  canvas  is  said  to  be  in  England.  It  is  noticed  by  Mrs. 
Amory  in  her  life  of  the  artist. 

Mary  Otis 

A  daughter  of  James  Otis,  of  Barnstable;  a  sister  of  James 
Otis,  the  patriot ;  of  Samuel  Allyne  Otis  (the  father  of  Harrison 
Gray  Otis),  and  of  Mercy  Otis,  who  married  James  Warren. 
She  married  John  Gray.  The  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length, 
and  was  painted  in  1757.  She  is  dressed  in  blue  satin,  with 
lace  and  pearl  ornaments  about  the  waist  and  in  the  hair.  A 
scarf  or  robe  hangs  from  the  left  shoulder.  This  picture  is 
owned  by  Pelham  W.  Warren,  of  New  York. 


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Dr.  Ogilvie 

Copley  painted  a  portrait  of  Dr.  Ogilvie  in  New  York,  in 
1773.     It  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York, 

Daniel  Oliver 

A  brother  of  Andrew  Oliver.  Daniel  Oliver  died  young. 
This  picture  is  a  miniature,  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  George  F. 
Crane,  nee  Oliver,  of  New  York. 

Hon.  Andrew  Oliver,  Jr. 

Was  born  in  1731,  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1749,  and 
died  in  Salem  in  1 799.  He  married  the  eldest  daughter  of  Chief 
Justice  Lynde;  was  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  for  Essex,  and  the  author  of  an  "  Essay  on  Comets."  The 
picture  is  four  inches  long  by  four  wide,  representing  Judge 
Oliver  in  a  light  gray  coat  and  full  wig.  It  is  owned  by  Mrs. 
George  F.  Crane,  nee  Oliver,  New  York. 

Oliver 

There  are  said  to  be  two  portraits  of  the  Oliver  family  that 
were  at  Middleborough,  Mass. ;  their  present  whereabouts  are 
unknown. 

Chief  Justice  Peter  Oliver 

He  was  a  brother  of  Lieut. -Governor  Andrew  Oliver  and 
was  Chief  Justice  in  1771.  He  was  a  loyalist,  and  distinguished 
as  a  writer,  orator,  and  poet.  He  was  born  in  1713,  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1730,  received  the  degree  of  J.  C.  D.  from 
Oxford  University  in  1776,  and  died  in  England  in  1791.  This 
picture  is  an  oval  miniature,  on  copper  about  five  inches  long 


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by  four  inches  wide,  and  represents  Judge  Oliver  in  a  brown 
coat  and  full  wig.  He  married  in  1733,  a  daughter  of  William 
Clarke.  This  picture  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Geo.  F. 
Crane,  of  New  York. 

LIEUT.-GOVERNOR  AnDREW  OlIVER 

Was  born  in  1707,  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1724, 
was  Lieutenant-Governor  in  1770,  was  a  determined  loyalist, 
and  died  in  Boston  in  1774.  He  is  represented  in  a  brown  coat 
and  full  wig.  This  is  a  companion  picture  to  the  portrait  of 
Judge  Oliver,  and  is  also  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Geo.  F.  Crane, 
of  New  York. 

The  Offer  of  the  Crown  to  Lady  Jane  Grey 

This  large  and  important  picture  contains  the  portraits  of 
the  Dukes  of  Northumberland  and  Suffolk,  and  other  deputies 
of  the  Privy  Council.  It  was  exhibited  in  1808  at  the  Royal 
Academy,  was  sold  at  the  Lyndhurst  sale  in  1864.  A  copy  is 
now  owned  by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter,  of  Boston. 

Henry  Pelham 

An  unfinished  portrait  of  Henry  Pelham  is  owned  by  Mrs. 
Gordon  Dexter,  of  Boston. 

Sir  William  Pepperell 

This  is  a  pastel  portrait  of  the  younger  Sir  Wm.  Pepperell, 
who  died  in  London  in  1816.  It  measures  eleven  by  thirteen 
inches,  and  is  owned  by  Everett  P.  Wheeler,  of  New  York.  He 
is  dressed  in  blue  coat  with  lace  at  the  throat.  It  measures 
eight  by  ten  inches. 


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Col/Benjamin  Pickman 

This  picture  is  of  life  size,  measures  four  feet,  two  inches  long 
by  three  feet,  four  inches  in  width.  He  was  born  at  Salem, 
November  i8,  1740,  and  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1759. 
He  was  a  merchant,  and  spent  some  years  during  the  Revolution- 
ary War  in  England.  Colonel  Pickman  is  referred  to  by  John 
Adams  while  there,  as  "the  agreeable  Mr.  Pickman."  He 
returned  to  Salem  at  the  close  of  the  war,  and  held  important 
offices  in  the  town  until  near  the  end  of  his  life.  He  married 
Mary  Toppan,  daughter  of  Bezaleel  Toppan,  and  granddaughter 
of  the  Rev.  Christopher  Toppan,  of  Newbury,  in  1762.  Col- 
onel Pickman  died  May  12,  1819.  In  the  portrait  he  appears 
in  a  dark  slate-colored  suit,  with  a  red  waistcoat.  The  coat  is 
cut  single-breasted,  with  large  pockets  in  the  skirts,  and  but- 
toned at  the  waist  with  two  buttons,  and  at  the  throat  with  one. 
He  stands  with  one  hand  resting  on  a  book,  and  the  other  on 
his  hip.     It  is  owned  by  Senator  Wetmore,  of  Rhode  Island. 

Mrs.  Pickman 

Was  bom  in  1774,  and  died  in  181 7.  In  her  portrait  she 
appears  in  a  blue  satin  dress,  with  low  neck,  and  short,  wide 
sleeves.  The  whole  is  deeply  trimmed  with  white  lace.  She 
has  a  small  bouquet  on  her  head  —  put  above  the  forehead  — 
and  bears  in  her  hand  a  large,  open  parasol.  The  picture  is  a 
very  striking  one,  the  drapery  being  particularly  fine.  On  a 
pillar,  against  which  Mrs.  Pickman  stands,  is  inscribed,  J.  S. 
Copley,  1762.  It  is  owned  by  Senator  Wetmore,  of  Rhode 
Island. 


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Mrs.  Anna  Dummer  Powell 

Was  the  wife  of  John  Powell,  of  Boston,  and  sister  of  Gov- 
ernor Dummer.  The  picture  is  of  life  size,  and  three-quarters 
length,  representing  a  lady  in  extreme  old  age,  sitting  in  a  large 
easy  chair,  covered  with  velvet  She  is  dressed  in  black  satin, 
and  has  a  white  muslin  cap.  A  square  white  handkerchief  is 
crossed  in  front  around  her  neck.  One  hand  holds  a  book,  and 
the  other  hangs  over  the  arm  of  the  chair.  The  picture  is  care- 
fully painted,  and  the  characteristics  of  old  age  are  well  brought 
out.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Miss  A.  P.  Rogers,  of  Boston, 
and  a  dupHcate  is  owned  by  Francis  C.  Loring. 

Rev.  Jonathan  Parsons 

Was  minister  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newburyport, 
and  celebrated  for  his  virtues,  his  learning,  and  his  eloquence. 
He  wears  a  large  white  wig  pulled  at  the  sides,  a  black  silk 
robe  and  bands,  and  holds  a  Bible  in  front  of  him.  The  picture 
shows  only  the  head  and  shoulders.  The  features  are  strong 
and  prominent.  A  copy  of  this  painting  hangs  in  the  Old  South 
Church,  Newburyport,  Mass.  The  portrait  is  in  the  possession 
of  his  great  grandson,  H.  E.  Parsons,  of  Ashtabula,  O. 

PlERPONT 

The  picture  represents  a  child  of  this  family,  about  four  years 
old,  sitting  upon  the  floor  and  caressing  with  its  left  hand  a 
spaniel  dog.  The  eyes  are  dark,  but  the  hair,  which  is  partly 
covered  by  a  cap,  is  light.  The  dress  is  white,  and  one  leg, 
which  is  bare  from  the  knee  down,  is  very  well  drawn.  The 
portrait  is  thirty-three  inches  long,  and  twenty-six  inches  wide, 
and  was  in  the  possession  of  a  descendant  of  the  family,  Mrs. 
William  Vincent  Hutchings,  of  Roxbury. 


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Mrs.  Edmund  Perkins 

Was  Esther,  daughter  of  Wilham  and  Esther  Frothingham,  of 
Charlestown.  She  was  bom  in  1695,  and  married  Edmund 
Perkins,  in  1722.  She  was  the  grandmother  of  James  Perkins, 
Thomas  Handasyde  Perkins,  Samuel  G.  Perkins,  and  of  their 
sisters,  Mrs.  Russell  Sturgis,  Mrs.  Robert  Gushing,  Mrs.  Ralph 
Bennett  Forbes,  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Abbott.  The  picture  is 
of  half  length,  representing  an  old  lady  dressed  in  a  white  cap, 
with  black  trimmings  and  a  white  shawl.  The  countenance  is 
remarkable  for  the  thoughtful  charm  of  its  expression,  wonder- 
fully rendered,  and  its  fine  intellectual  character,  age  as  not  yet 
having  destroyed  the  original  regularity  of  the  features,  which 
in  youth  were  said  to  have  been  of  great  beauty.  The  tradition 
is  that  it  was  painted  by  Copley  for  her  stepson,  Henry  Perkins. 
It  was  owned  in  1906  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Fuller,  of  Brighton. 

Henry  Pelham 

He  was  the  half  brother  of  John  Singleton  Copley;  and  this 
portrait,  well  known  as  "The  Boy  with  the  Squirrel,"  was  se- 
lected to  be  sent  to  England,  for  exhibition  at  Somerset  House. 
The  letter  did  not  arrive  until  too  late.  Mr.  West,  to  whom  it 
was  consigned,  knew  it  to  be  the  work  of  an  American  artist, 
from  the  squirrel,  and  also  from  the  wood  on  which  the  canvas 
was  stretched.  The  rule  was  to  admit  no  pictures  without  the 
artist's  name,  but  on  this  occasion  it  was  dispensed  with;  and 
Mr.  Copley  was  advised  to  go  to  England  in  consequence  of  the 
favor  with  which  the  picture  was  received.  The  boy  is  seated 
at  a  table,  his  right  hand  holding  a  chain  to  which  the  squirrel 
is  attached,  who  sits  on  the  table  cracking  a  nut.  A  glass  of 
water  is  near  him.     The  boy  is  dressed  in  a  dark  blue  coat  with 


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a  red  collar,  and  a  yellow  waistcoat;  a  white  collar,  and  frills 
at  his  wrists;  there  is  red  drapery  behind.  The  picture  is 
thirty  inches  long  by  twenty-four  wide,  and  is  in  the  possession 
of  Frederic  Amory,  of  Boston. 

Charles  Pelham 

The  size  of  this  picture  is  thirty-six  inches  long  by  twenty- 
eight  wide.  The  dress  is  a  drab  coat  and  flowered  waistcoat. 
A  table  stands  in  the  background.  Charles  Pelham  was  born 
in  i72(?),  and  was  a  stepbrother  of  Copley;  the  picture  is  the 
earliest  one  known  by  the  artist,  he  being  at  that  time  not  far 
from  fourteen  years  of  age.  The  coloring  is  quite  good,  but  the 
background  is  somewhat  out  of  drawing.  It  is  now  owned  by 
C.  P.  Curtis,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Pringle 

A  full-length  portrait,  dressed  in  gray  silk.  At  the  waist  is 
a  blue  bow.  One  foot  is  advanced.  It  is  said  to  be  a  very  beau- 
tiful picture,  and  was  in  the  possession  of  William  Bull  Pringle, 
of  Charleston,  S.  C. 

William  Pepperell  and  his  Sister 

Wilham  Pepperell,  the  son  of  the  second  Sir  William  Pep- 
perell, and  Elizabeth  Royal,  his  wife,  was  born  in  the  family 
mansion,  but  was  taken  to  England  with  his  sisters,  in  1774. 
It  was  hoped  that  he  would  live  to  inherit  his  father's  title, 
but  he  died  at  the  Isle  of  Wight  in  1809,  unmarried.  The  pic- 
ture represents  him  as  a  youth  standing  in  a  park;  by  his  side  is 
his  sister,  Elizabeth  Royal  Pepperell,  afterward  married  to  the 
Rev.  Henry  Hutton.  This  picture  was  painted  in  England,  and 
afterwards  sent  to  this  country,  to  Mr.  Sparhawk,  by  whom  it 


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was  presented  to  the  Portsmouth  Museum,  from  whom  it  was 
bought  by  Henry  Wadsworth  Longfellow,  of  Cambridge,  in 
whose  family  it  now  remains. 

Samuel  Quincy 

This  picture  is  of  life  size,  and  more  than  half  length,  and  is 
in  the  original  carved  frame.  Mr.  Quincy  is  dressed  in  wig, 
gown,  and  bands,  with  ruffles  on  his  wrists.  He  is  seated  by  a 
table,  pen  in  hand,  and  manuscripts  lie  by  his  side.  He  was 
bom  in  1735,  and  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1754;  he 
was  Solicitor-general  for  the  Province,  in  that  capacity  prose- 
cuting the  soldiers  for  the  Boston  Massacre.  His  brother, 
Josiah  Quincy,  Jr.,  was  counsel  for  the  defense.  On  account 
of  his  royalist  principles  he  left  the  country  in  1775,  and  never 
returned.  He  died  in  1789,  and  was  buried  at  Bristol,  England. 
The  picture  is  owned  by  his  great  grandson,  Quincy  Phillips, 
of  Cambridge. 

Mrs.  Samuel  Quincy 

This  is.  a  companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband.  She  is 
dressed  in  rose  colored  brocade,  with  loose  sleeves,  trimmed 
with  lace,  and  a  lace  cape,  and  wears  a  dark  velvet  hat  with  a 
white  feather,  and  in  one  hand  has  a  sprig  of  larkspur.  Her 
maiden  name  was  Hannah  Hill;  she  died  in  1783.  This  pic- 
ture is  now  in  the  possession  of  her  great  grandson,  Quincy 
Phillips,  of  Cambridge. 

Josiah  Quincy 

Of  Braintree,  was  painted  by  John  Singleton  Copley,  in  1769. 
The  size  is  half  length.  It  represents  Mr.  Quincy  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years,  in  the  dress  of  the  period;  a  powdered  wig,  a  claret- 
colored  coat  and  waistcoat,  with  wrought  gold  buttons,  a  plain 


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cravat,  tight  around  the  throat,  with  richly  embroidered  muslin 
ruffles  at  the  bosom  and  wrists.  He  is  seated  in  a  carved 
mahogany  chair,  holding  in  his  left  hand  a  book,  while  his  right 
arm  rests  upon  a  table  covered  with  green  cloth.  Two  of  the 
fingers  of  the  right  hand  are  between  the  leaves  of  the  book,  as 
if  to  keep  his  place  while  he  speaks.  "President  John  Adams 
used  to  say,  that  the  portrait  was  so  admirable  and  life-like, 
that  it  seemed  as  if  his  old  friend  must  rise  to  bid  him  welcome." 
Josiah  Quincy  was  born  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  in  1709;  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1728.  He  was  a  distinguished  merchant, 
and  a  much  valued  correspondent  of  Slingsby  Bethel,  —  Lord 
Mayor  of  London.  He  established  the  first  glass  and  sper- 
maceti works  in  America.  He  was  an  intimate  friend  of  Frank- 
lin, Bowdoin,  and  President  John  Adams, — who  used  to  de- 
scribe him  as  remarkable  for  the  elegance  of  his  manner,  and 
the  grace  of  his  address.  He  was  a  strenuous  patriot,  and  hved 
to  see  the  freedom  of  the  Colonies,  dying  in  1784.  In  1770, 
he  erected  the  mansion  house,  —  built  upon  the  lands  granted 
to  the  family  in  1635,  and  which  was  the  summer  residence  of 
President  Quincy,  his  grandson.  This  portrait  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  family. 

Mrs.  Daniel  Rogers 

She  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Gorham;  bom 
December  10,  1739;  married  Daniel  Rogers  November  6,  1759; 
died  March  14,  1769.  The  picture  is  three-fourths  length,  and 
represents  the  lady  in  a  satin  dress  with  a  hat  hanging  from  her 
arm.  She  seems  to  be  coming  from  a  garden.  It  is  now  owned 
by  Miss  Louisa  Low,  of  Stamford,  Conn.  This  picture  is 
signed  and  dated  1762,  and  is  at  the  country  home  of  Miss  Low 
at  Pelham  Manor,  New  York. 


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Judge  Chambers  Russell 

An  oval  picture,  representing  the  figure  in  the  red  robes  and 
the  wig  of  an  EngUsh  judge.  He  was  bom  in  1713;  graduated 
from  Harvard  College  in  1731;  and  died  in  1767.  He  was 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  and  also  a  Judge  of  Admiralty. 
It  is  in  the  possession  of  his  descendant,  Col.  Charles  R.  Codman. 

Mrs.  Abigail  Rogers 

The  wife  of  Daniel  Denison  Rogers,  of  Boston,  was  the  second 
child  of  Henry  Bromfield,  and  Margaret  his  wife,  nee  Fair- 
weather.  She  was  born  in  1763,  and  married  in  1791.  While 
residing  in  Europe,  this  portrait  was  painted  by  Copley,  her 
half  uncle.  It  is  of  life  size,  three-fourths  length,  and  represents 
a  lady  out  for  a  walk,  and  just  drawing  on  her  glove.  She  is 
dressed  in  white  satin,  with  a  white  muslin  mantle  over  shoul- 
ders. Her  hair  is  powdered,  and  her  hat,  which  has  a  wide  fall 
of  lace  around  the  rim,  and  a  large  mass  of  dark  red  ribbon  on 
the  crown,  is  surmounted  by  white  plumes.  Near  where  she 
stands  is  the  trunk  of  a  tree,  and  in  the  distance  is  a  mountain- 
ous country  and  a  gorgeous  sky.  A  copy  of  this,  possibly  by 
Copley,  is  owned  by  Mrs.  W.  C.  Cabot,  of  Boston.  The  original 
is  in  the  possession  of  Miss  A.  P.  Rogers,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Rogers 

A  daughter  of  Thomas  Boylston,  and  wife  of Rogers. 

An  oil  portrait,  shown  at  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Boston,  in 
1905,  and  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Louisa  C.  A.  Nightingale. 


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Rogers 


This  fine  picture  represents  Mr.  Rogers  sitting  sideways 
upon  a  chair.  His  dress  is  a  plum  colored  coat,  and  a  gold 
laced  waistcoat.  His  hair  is  without  powder.  It  is  in  the  pos- 
session of  Morrill  Wyman,  of  Cambridge. 

John  Richards 

Of  New  London,  Conn.,  son  of  John  and  Ann  Prentice  Rich- 
ards, and  grandson  of  John  Richards,  who  emigrated  from 
Wales,  and  died  in  New  London  in  1687.  Mr.  Richards  was 
bom  in  1736;  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1757.  Having 
inherited  a  handsome  fortune,  he  followed  no  profession.  He 
married  for  his  first  wife,  July  5,  1755,  Susannah  Grey;  for  his 
second  wife,  he  married,  June  6,  1768,  Catharine  Saltonstall,  a 
daughter  of  Governor  Saltonstall.  The  size  of  the  picture  is 
two  feet,  two  inches  high  by  two  feet  wide.  The  dress  is  an 
open  coat,  with  wrought  gold  buttons,  a  brown  waistcoat,  and 
muslin  cravat.  The  face  is  that  of  a  fine  looking  man,  of  florid 
complexion,  black  hair,  and  large,  dark  eyes.  This  picture  was 
in  the  possession  of  a  relative  of  the  family,  Mr.  George  Richards 
Lewis,  of  New  London,  Conn. 

The  Red  Cross  Knight 

The  scene  is  taken  from  Spencer's  "Faerie  Queene."  On 
the  right  of  the  picture  is  Lord  Lyndhurst  as  a  young  man. 
dressed  in  full  armor,  advancing  into  a  garden;  next  him  stands 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Greene,  and  beyond  her  is  Miss  Mary  Copley. 
The  figures  of  the  ladies  are  very  charming.  The  picture, 
which  is  large,  was  painted  about  1789,  and  is  in  the  possession 
of  a  great  granddaughter  of  Mr.  Copley,  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter. 


86  John  Singleton   Copley 

Paul  Revere 

This  picture  is  twenty-eight  inches  long  by  twenty-five  in 
width,  and  represents  the  patriot  leaning  on  a  table,  and  without 
a  coat.  He  wears  a  white  shirt  and  blue  waistcoat.  His  hair 
is  without  powder.  The  right  hand  supports  the  chin,  while  the 
left  holds  a  silver  teapot.  Engraving  tools  are  scattered  upon 
the  table.  Colonel  Revere  was  a  descendant  of  a  Huguenot 
family;  was  born  in  1735,  and  died  in  1818.  In  1756  he  was  a 
Lieutenant  of  Artillery,  stationed  at  Fort  Edward,  near  Lake 
George.  On  his  return  to  Boston,  he  established  himself  as  an 
engraver  and  goldsmith.  In  1775  he  engraved  the  plates  for 
the  paper  money  ordered  by  Congress,  and  was  also  a  successful 
manufacturer  of  gunpowder.  In  1779  he  served  in  the  Penob- 
scot Expedition;  and  afterwards  was  a  Colonel  of  Artillery, 
Grand  Master  of  Freemasons,  and  first  President  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Charitable  Association.  The  picture  now  belongs  to 
Mrs.  John  Revere,  of  Canton,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Daniel  Rea 

A  fine  picture  of  three-fourths  length,  which  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  Mrs.  Thompson,  of  Philadelphia. 

Mrs.  Katharine  Russell 

The  wife  of  Judge  James  Russell,  of  Charlestown,  and 
daughter  of  Hon.  Thomas  Graves.  She  was  born  in  171 7,  and 
died  in  1778.  The  size  of  the  picture  is  four  feet  long  by  four 
and  a  quarter  feet  wide.  The  dress  is  light  brown  satin,  with 
a  white  lawn  cape,  and  long  mittens  on  the  hands  and  arms. 
The  figure  is  seated  in  an  arm-chair,  and  holds  in  one  hand  a 
book.     It  is  in  the  possession  of  Henry  R.  Dalton,  of  Boston. 


John  Singleton   Copley  87 

.    .  Mrs.  Eliza  Whiting  Richards 

There  is  a  portrait  of  this  lady  by  Copley  owned  by  her  great 
granddaughter,  Miss  Martha  D.  Wilson,  of  Wakefield,  Mass. 

Col.  Epes  Sargent,    Sr. 

This  picture  is  forty-nine  inches  in  length  by  thirty-nine  in 
width,  and  is  in  a  simple  gilt  frame,  three  inches  wide;  it  is  of 
two-thirds  length.  It  represents  a  vigorous  old  gentleman, 
about  sixty  or  seventy  years  of  age,  in  an  attitude  of  repose; 
the  right  elbow  on  the  base  of  a  column,  the  left  hand  thrust 
into  his  side  pocket,  while  the  right  is  spread  on  his  chest,  pre- 
senting the  entire  back  of  the  hand  to  view.  He  is  dressed  in  a 
large,  single-breasted  coat  of  drab  broadcloth,  fitting  loosely, 
buttoned  up  to  the  throat,  without  collar,  but  with  full,  long 
cuffs,  narrow  white  muslin  neckcloth,  and  broad  white  lawn 
ruffles  surrounding  the  wrists,  while  a  strip  of  gold  lace  from 
the  inner  vest  lightens  the  lower  part  of  the  costume.  The 
round,  full  face  is  in  nearly  front  view,  with  small,  blue,  laugh- 
ing eyes,  straight  nose,  a  high,  broad  forehead,  and  rather  thin 
lips.  Upon  the  head  is  a  light,  curling,  powdered  wig,  just 
reaching  the  shoulders,  upon  which  the  powder  has  fallen.  A 
tree  in  the  distance.  The  date  of  this  picture  is  not  known; 
probably  previous  to  1760.  Mr.  Sargent  was  born  in  Glouces- 
ter in  1690  and  was  the  sixth  child  of  William  Sargent  and 
Mary  Duncan.  He  married  first,  Esther  MacCarty,  of  Rox- 
bury;  and  second,  the  widow  Brown  of  Salem,  a  grand- 
daughter of  Gov.  Joseph  Dudley,  and  daughter  of  John  Win- 
throp.  After  his  second  marriage  he  removed  to  Salem,  where 
he  died  in  1762.  He  held  a  Colonel's  commission  under  King 
George  II.,  and  had  three  sons,  Epes,  Daniel,  and  Winthrop; 


88  John  Singleton  Copky 

and  two  daughters,  Esther,  who  married  Thomas  Goldthwait, 
and  Sarah,  who  married  Colonel  Allen,  — by  his  first  wife;  and 
two  sons,  John  and  Paul  Dudley,  by  his  second.  This  portrait 
is  owned  by  Mrs.  G.  H.  Clements. 

Epes  Sargent,  Jr. 

This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length,  measuring  forty-nine 
inches  long  by  thirty-nine  in  width,  in  a  boldly  carved  frame, 
similar  to  that  of  his  wife,  and  was  probably  painted  in  1764. 
He  is  represented  standing,  with  a  slender,  erect  figure,  dressed 
in  a  single-breasted  coat,  and  waistcoat  of  drab  broadcloth, 
quite  long,  without  collar.  The  waistcoat  is  buttoned  t»  the 
throat,  the  coat  being  open.  The  cuffs  are  very  long,  much 
wider  than  the  sleeves,  and  held  back  by  three  large  buttons;  a 
white  muslin  neckcloth  is  tied  in  a  simple  bow,  and  the  end 
tucked  into  the  waistcoat.  The  short  sleeves  terminate  in 
broad  lawn  ruffles.  His  right  elbow  rests  on  the  square  base 
of  a  column,  with  the  hand  hanging  easily  in  front.  The  fluted 
shaft  of  the  column  appears  at  the  upper  corner,  but  most  of  it 
is  concealed  by  the  broad,  heavy  folds  of  a  maroon  curtain, 
which  forms  the  background  of  the  upper  part  of  the  picture. 
The  left  hand  just  touches  the  top  of  a  balustrade.  A  full 
powdered  wig  covers  the  head.  The  features  are  delicate  and 
regular.  It  is  in  the  later  style  of  the  painter,  and  is  a  charming 
portrait.  He  was  born  in  Gloucester  in  1720,  the  eldest  child 
of  Epes  Sargent  and  Esther  MacCarty.  He  married  Cath- 
arine Osborne  of  Boston  in  1745,  and  was  very  distinguished 
as  a  merchant;  a  mian  of  strong  religious  tendencies,  he  remained 
a  loyalist  during  the  Revolution,  although  his  sons  took  the  side 
of  the  Colonies.     His  devotion  to  what  he  considered  to  be  his 


John  Singkion  Copley  89 

duty  to  his  king,  brought  upon  him  great  pecuniary  losses, 
which  he  bore  with  singular  fortitude.  He  died  in  1779.  This 
portrait  is  owned  by  Mrs.  G.  H.  Clements. 

Mrs.  Epes  Sargent,  Jr. 

Who  was  Catharine  Osborne;  companion  picture.  The  por- 
trait is  of  a  lady  of  fine  figure  and  considerable  beauty.  She  is 
represented  as  standing,  apparently  waiting  to  mount  her  horse, 
very  erect,  but  perfectly  easy.  A  stone  building,  the  wall  of 
which  is  broken  by  an  entablature,  and  the  base  and  shaft  of  a 
column,  occupy  two-thirds  of  the  background  on  the  right  hand. 
By  her  side  on  the  left,  the  water  of  a  fountain  is  falling  into  and 
over  part  of  a  fluted  basin  of  dark  marble,  supported  by  scrolls 
terminated  by  the  head  of  some  heraldic  animal;  in  the  distance 
a  tree,  and  the  sky  appears  beyond,  broken  by  a  few  clouds 
reflecting  the  sunlight.  She  is  dressed  in  a  bluegreen  riding 
habit  of  thick  camlet  or  poplin,  consisting  of  a  long-waisted 
jacket  with  an  underskirt  of  the  same  material  falling  in  very 
full  and  bold  folds  below.  The  neck  and  sleeves  are  relieved 
by  a  broad  collar  and  cuffs  of  white  satin,  and  the  whole  trimmed 
with  gold  lace  and  gilt  buttons;  white  muslin  ruffles  surround 
the  throat  and  wrists,  the  former  being  confined  by  a  black 
ribbon.  Her  dark  brown  hair  is  combed  back  from  a  high 
forehead,  with  a  small  pink  bow  at  the  top  of  the  head.'  Her 
ungloved  hands,  which  are  beautifully  and  elaborately  painted, 
are  crossed  in  an  easy  manner  in  front  of  her,  the  right  one  hold- 
ing a  riding  whip,  which  rests  on  her  shoulder,  while  a  long 
white  ribbon  hangs  from  the  handle.  A  black  satin  riding  cap, 
trimmed  with  black  lace  and  adorned  with  a  fine  long  white 
ostrich  feather,  hangs  lightly  from  her  left  hand  in  front.  The 
picture  is  marked  with  Copley's  autograph  and  the  date  of  1764. 


90  John  Singleton  Copley 

Mrs.  Sargent  was  bom  in  1722,  the  fifth  child  of  Hon.  John 
Osborn,  one  of  the  Governor's  Council,  and  Sarah  Woodbury. 
Her  father  was  bom  in  Bristol,  R.  I.,  removed  to  Boston,  and 
subsequently  married  Madame  Hutchinson,  Madame  Fitch, 
and  Miss  Pierce.  He  died  in  1768.  Mrs.  Sargent  was  married 
in  1745.  It  is  said  of  her  that  her  portrait  is  but  a  faint  indica- 
tion of  the  still  more  beautiful  memories  which  she  left  with  all 
who  knew  her.    This  portrait  is  owned  by  Mrs.  G.  H.  Clements. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stevens 

A  daughter  of  Joseph  Aleen,  and  married  in  1733,  to  Mr. 
Wilham  Stevens,  of  Gloucester.  It  is  of  three-fourths  length, 
and  is  in  Copley's  early  manner.  The  lady  is  dressed  in  rose- 
colored  satin,  and  is  standing.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs. 
Edward  Russell,  of  Boston. 

Earl  of  Sidmouth 

There  is  in  England  a  three-quarter  length  portrait  of  this 
nobleman.  He  is  represented  in  a  standing  position,  sleeves 
heavily  ornamented  with  gold  lace  and  holds  a  scroll  with  both 
hands.     He  wears  a  white  wig. 

Mrs.  Startin 

Was  Sarah  Clarke,  a  sister  of  the  artist's  wife.  The  portrait 
is  in  oil  but  not  finished,  and  represents  only  the  head  and  neck 
of  the  lady.  She  wears  a  large  hat.  This  portrait  and  the  one 
of  Mrs.  Spinner  were  bought  by  Mr.  George  Henry  Timmins, 
a  great  nephew  of  Lord  Lyndhurst,  at  the  sale  of  that  noble- 
man's pictures,  and  are  now  in  Milan,  Italy.  It  belonged  to 
the  late  Martin  Brimmer,  of  Boston. 


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Mrs.  W.  S.  Smith 

In  regard  to  this  painting,  Mr.  Charles  Francis  Adams  says: 
"This  picture  was  a  portrait  of  the  only  daughter  of  John 
Adams,  who  married  Col.  W.  S.  Smith,  of  New  York,  then 
Secretary  of  Legation  to  Mr.  Adams  in  London,  and  died  in 
1813.  It  must  have  been  taken  somewhere  about  the  year  1787. 
It  belonged  to  her  brother,  John  Quincy,  and  was  by  him  given 
to  Mrs,  Smith's  only  daughter,  Mrs.  De  Windt,  of  Fishkill, 
Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.  It  was  a  remarkably  attractive  picture, 
but  unfortunately  it  was  destroyed  in  a  conflagration,  which 
took  place  a  few  years  since,  of  the  mansion  of  Air.  De  Windt." 
Mr.  Charles  F.  Adams  also  has  a  miniature  copy  of  this. 

Judge  Richard  Saltonstall 

This  picture  is  four  feet,  two  inches  long,  by  three  feet,  four 
inches  wide,  and  of  three-fourths  length.  The  dress  is  a  brown 
velvet  coat,  a  long  blue  velvet  waistcoat,  extending  to  the  bottom 
of  the  picture,  with  a  rich  gold  lace  border  around  the  edges 
of  the  pockets.  The  sleeves  are  loose,  with  large  ruffles  around 
the  hand.  The  right  hand  is  resting  on  the  hip,  the  left  extend- 
ing in  an  attitude  of  speaking,  or  addressing  an  assembly.  It 
is  a  dignified  and  pleasing  picture.  Judge  Saltonstall  was 
born  in  Haverhifl,  June  24,  1703;  graduated  at  Harvard  Col- 
lege in  1722,  and  died  October  20,  1756.  He  was  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  from  1736  until  his  death.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  he  received  a  commission  as  Colonel,  He  was  noted  for 
his  elegant  hospitality,  his  eloquence,  and  noble,  generous  char- 
acter, and  was  a  learned  and  accomplished  jurist.  It  is  owned 
by  R.  M.  Saltonstall,  of  Brookline, 


92  John  Singleton  Copley 

Mrs.  Smelt 
An  early  example  of  the  artist's  work  showing  a  light-haired 
lady,  dressed  in  blue  satin,  three-quarters  length,  measuring 
size  forty  inches  by  fifty  inches.     It  is  in  its  original  carved 
frame  and  is  signed  and  dated  1756. 

Samuel  Phillips  Savage 

The  portrait  of  this  gentleman  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  John 
Richard  Savage,  of  Garden  City,  Long  Island. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Savage 

This  lady  was  the  wife  of  Samuel  Phillips  Savage,  and  the 
portrait  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  Samuel  S.  Shaw,  of  Boston.  The 
following  is  the  copy  of  the  bill  for  the  portraits. 

Boston,  December  ist,  1764. 

Received  of  Samuel  Phillips  Savage,  Esq.,  Six  pounds,  thir- 
teen shillings  and  four  pence,  which  is  the  balance  in  full  for 
two  portraits,  one  of  his  Lady,  the  other  of  himself. 

John  S.  Copley. 

Lord  Spencer 

Copley  painted  a  full  length  portrait  of  Lord  Spencer  in 
Highland  Costume.     Engraved  by  Dunkarton. 

Gov.  George  Scott 

This  portrait  supposed  to  have  been  painted  about  1755  is  an 
excellent  example  of  the  period.  Governor  Scott  ruled  the 
Dominican  Islands.  He  was  an  intimate  friend  of  General 
Winslow,  Commissary  General  of  the  Continental  Army  and 
to  whom  he  presented  this  portrait.     General  Scott  married 


John  Singleton  Copley  93 

Miss  Erving  of  Boston,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  Erving.  He 
is  represented  as  an  officer  in  red  and  buff,  standing  three- 
quarters  length  with  musket,  powder,  horn  and  beh  at  the  side 
and  hat  under  the  right  arm.  The  picture  measures  forty  inches 
by  fifty  inches  and  is  in  its  original  carved  frame.  It  is  owned 
by  "The  Brook,"  of  New  York  City. 

Mrs.  Scott 

She  was  the  wife  of  Gov.  George  Scott  of  Dominica,  and  the 
daughter  of  Hon.  John  Erving,  of  Boston.  She  died  in  1768 
at  Dominica.  The  picture  is  in  the  possession  of  J.  Langdon 
Erving,  of  New  York. 

Surrender  of  Admiral  De  Winter 

This  large  and  important  picture  of  the  surrender  of  the 
Dutch  Admiral  De  Winter  to  Lord  Duncan  in  1797  is  now  in 
the  National  Gallery.  The  picture  was  engraved  by  Ward.  It 
contains  portraits  of  Lord  Duncan,  Admiral  De  Winter,  Capt. 
Sir  W.  Fairfax,  and  the  officers  of  H.  M.  S.  "Venerable."  The 
action  is  supposed  to  be  closed  and  Lord  Duncan  is  seen  on 
the  deck  of  the  "Venerable"  surrounded  by  his  officers.  An 
English  sailor  in  the  foreground  bearing  the  enemy's  colors. 

St.  Jerome,  after  Correggio 

A  fine  copy  of  this  celebrated  picture  at  Parma  was  a  com- 
mission from  Lord  Grosvenor  and  was  painted  by  Copley  at 
Parma  in  1775.  It  sold  at  the  Lyndhurst  sale  in  1864  for  fifty- 
one  guineas. 


94  John  Singleton  Copley 

Seige  of  Gibraltar 

This  important  picture  is  now  in  the  room  of  the  Council  of 
London.  It  was  painted  1 789-1 790,  and  engraved  by  Sharp. 
It  contains  portraits  of  Major  General  De  La  Motte,  Colonel 
Duchenhausen,  Colonel  Schleppengull,  Colonel  Hugo  and 
others.  A  sketch  for  this  picture  was  sold  at  the  Lyndhurst 
sale  in  1864. 

Samuel  and  Eli 

The  well-known  picture  which  was  engraved  by  Valentine 
Green  for  Macklin's  Bible,  and  which  sold  in  London  at  auction 
in  1864  by  the  executors  of  Lord  Lyndhurst  for  105  pounds 
was  destroyed  by  fire,  while  in  the  house  of  Mr.  Henry  Graves 
in  London  in  1867. 

Ebenezer  Storer 

A  colored  crayon  of  half  length,  twenty-three  inches  long  by 
seventeen  wide.  He  was  a  merchant  of  Boston,  was  bom  in 
1699,  and  died  in  1761.  The  dress  is  a  green  damask  robe  and 
green  velvet  cap.  This  picture  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  W.  Smith 
Carter,  of  New  York. 

Ebenezer  Storer 

Son  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  Edwards  Storer.  A  portrait  in 
the  possession  of  Harvard  College. 

Mrs.  Mary  Storer 

A  half  length  crayon.  The  dress  is  of  silk,  with  a  black 
lace  shawl  and  a  cap  of  black  lace  with  a  white  border.  The 
following  inscription  is  on  the  back  of  the  portrait:  "Died 
December  8,  1771,  Mrs.  Mary  Storer,  widow  of  the  late  Eben- 


John  Singleton  Copley  95 

ezer  Storer,  aged  seventy-two.  This  portrait  was  taken  two 
years  before  her  death."  It  is  now  owned  by  a  descendant, 
Miss  G.  G.  Eaton,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Mary  (Edwards)  Storer 
The  wife  of  Ebenezer  Storer;  she  was  born  in  1700,  and  died 
in  1 77 1.  The  dress  is  of  black  silk,  with  a  white  muslin  hand- 
kerchief crossed  over  the  neck  and  covered  with  black  lace;  a 
close  fitting  cap  completes  the  costume.  This  portrait  is  in  the 
possession  of  Mr.  W.  Smith  Carter,  of  New  York. 

Mrs.  Robert  Stevens 
Whose  maiden  name  was  Anstice  Elizabeth  Wignell,  was  born 
in  Antigua  in  1722,  married  in  1738,  and  died  in  1790.  The 
picture  is  of  life  size,  and  represents  a  lady  handsomely  attired 
in  the  costume  of  the  times.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  a  descend- 
ant, Miss  J.  R.  Stevens,  of  Wrentham,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Skinner 

This  is  a  highly  finished  portrait,  representing  a  lady  seated, 
her  head  resting  on  her  hand.  The  hair  is  without  powder,  and 
is  drawn  back  over  a  cushion.  The  picture  is  signed,  "John 
Singleton  Copley,  pmxit,  1772,  Boston."  It  is  in  the  Museum 
of  the  Fine  Arts,  Boston. 

Isaac  Smith 
A  merchant  of  Boston.  It  is  an  oil  painting  of  full  length, 
four  feet  long  by  three  feet,  three  inches  wide.  He  was  bom  in 
1 7 19,  and  died  in  1787.  He  is  represented  as  seated  at  a  table 
with  writing  materials,  and  is  dressed  in  a  plum-colored  coat, 
small  clothes,  and  a  full  wig.  It  is  in  the  original  frame.  It 
was  painted  in  1769,  and  now  belongs  to  Mr.  W.  Smith  Carter, 
of  New  York. 


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Elizabeth  Storer  Smith 

This  is  a  companion  picture  to  that  of  Isaac  Smith,  her  hus- 
band. She  was  born  in  1727,  and  died  in  1786.  She  is  rep- 
resented as  attired  in  a  blue  satin  under  dress,  and  an  open  crim- 
son sacque.  Her  sleeves  reach  to  the  elbow,  with  white  ruffles, 
and  she  holds  in  her  hand  a  bunch  of  grapes.  This  is  a  very 
fine  portrait,  and  is  owned  by  Mr.  W.  Smith  Carter,  of  New 
York. 

Mrs.  George  Spooner 

Her  maiden  name  was  Phoebe,  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Anna  Vassall  Borland.  A  miniature  representing  a  pretty 
young  woman  of  sixteen  years  of  age,  which  was  taken  the  year 
before  her  marriage.  There  is  no  tradition  as  to  the  author  of 
this  miniature,  but  from  the  similarity  of  it  to  others  of  his  works 
of  this  kind,  there  can  be  but  little  doubt  that  it  was  painted  by 
Copley.  The  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  a  niece.  Miss 
Simpson,  of  Boston. 

Col.  Nathaniel  Sparhawk 

Was  the  son  of  Rev.  John  Sparhawk,  of  Bristol,  R.  I.,  who 
died  in  17 18.  His  mother  was  afterwards  married  to  Jonathan 
Waldo,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Boston,  by  whom  he  was  edu- 
cated. May  I,  1742,  he  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir 
William  Pepperell.  The  size  of  this  picture  is  ninety  inches 
long  by  fifty-eight  in  width,  and  represents  a  gentleman  dressed 
in  rose-colored  velvet.  The  right  hand  is  in  the  pocket,  the  left 
holds  a  scroll.  It  is  signed  "J.  S.  Copley,  1764."  The  figure 
leans  in  an  easy  attitude  against  a  pillar.  Behind  is  a  stairway 
ornamented  with  a  vase,  and  beyond  this  an  arch  with  statues 
and  a  landscape.  This  portrait  belonged  to  Mr.  F.  R.  Rindge, 
Cambridge,  ISIass. 


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Colonel  Sparhawk 

Another  portrait,  twenty-eight  by  thirty-six,  belonging  to 
Mr,  Everett  P.  Wheeler,  of  New  York,  was  shown  in  the  Hud- 
son-Fulton Exhibition  in  1909. 

Mrs.  Nathaniel  Sparhawk 

Was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  WilHam  Pepperell.  The  size 
of  this  picture  is  twenty-six  inches  long  by  twenty-one  inches 
wide.  The  dress  is  a  pearl-colored  silk,  with  a  white  scarf  over 
one  shoulder.  There  are  pearl  ornaments  in  her  hair  and  about 
her  neck.  The  portrait  was  in  the  possession  of  her  great  grand- 
daughter, Mrs.  Hampden  Cutts,  of  Brattleboro,  Vt. 

Andrew  Sigourney 

Was  born  in  1702,  and  was  the  son  of  Andrew  Sigourney  and 
Mary  Germaine,  his  wife.  He  married  in  1731,  Mary,  only 
daughter  of  Dr.  John  Ronchon,  and  died  in  1772.  His  portrait, 
which  is  of  three-quarters  length,  represents  him  as  seated,  and 
is  that  of  a  middle  aged  man,  dressed  in  the  costume  of  the  times. 
His  left  hand  rests  on  a  long  staff.  This  picture  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  Mrs.  Ross,  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Andrew  Sigourney 

Died  in  1772.  Her  portrait,  which  is  of  three-quarters 
length,  represents  her  as  a  fine  looking  woman  of  about  forty 
years  of  age.  She  is  seated.  Her  hair,  which  is  dark  and  very 
thick,  is  drawn  off  from  her  forehead,  and  hangs  in  a  heavy 
mass  down  her  back.  She  wears  no  ornaments.  Her  right 
hand  rests  in  her  lap,  while  with  her  left  she  seems  to  be  fasten- 
ing her  bodice.  This  picture  was  owned  by  Mrs.  Ross,  of 
Hartford,  Conn. 


98  John   Singleton   Copley 

Sir  Roger  Sheafe 

Was  born  in  Boston  in  1 760.  At  the  evacuation  of  Boston  in 
1776  he  accompanied  Earl  Percy,  afterward  the  Duke  of  North- 
umberland, by  whom  he  was  adopted,  to  England.  There  he 
was  educated  as  a  soldier,  and  rose  rapidly  in  rank.  In  181 2 
he  was  Major-general  in  the  British  Army,  and  was  stationed 
in  Canada.  Finding  a  collision  with  his  own  countrymen  in- 
evitable,  he  earnestly  solicited  employment  elsewhere.  His 
request  was  not  granted,  and  commanding  his  troops  at  the 
battle  of  Queenstown  Heights,  he  took  Gen.  Winfield  Scott  and 
his  brigade  prisoners  of  war,  for  which  service  he  was  created  a 
baronet  of  the  United  Kingdom.  He  married  a  niece  of  Sir 
Isaac  Cofhn,  and  died  in  1850.  His  portrait  represents  him  as 
sitting  in  a  chair,  dressed  in  a  brown  coat  and  a  laced  cravat; 
the  hair  powdered.  The  picture  is  a  half  length,  and  is  a  beau- 
tiful specimen  of  Copley's  latest  manner.  It  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  Mrs,  Henry  Loring,  of  Brookline,  a  niece  of  the 
Baronet. 

Mrs.  John  Scollay 
A  crayon,  which  v<-as  owned  by  Dr.  Jacob  Bigelow\ 

John  Scollay 

A  portrait  of  hfe  size,  representing  a  portly  man,  with  wig 
and  plain  brown  dress,  sitting  with  his  hand  resting  on  a  ledger, 
near  which  is  an  inkstand  and  a  pen.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Selectmen  of  Boston  from  1774  to  1790.  This  picture 
was  in  the  possession  of  Dr.  Jacob  Bigelow,  whose  wife  was  a 
granddaughter  of  John  Scollay. 


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Mrs.  Dorothy  Quincy  Scott 

First  married  John  Hancock  at  Fairfield,  Conn.,  in  1775, 
afterwards  Mr.  Scott,  in  1789,  and  died  in  1829,  aged  82.  The 
portrait  is  of  three-fourths  length,  and  represents  the  lady  sit- 
ting in  a  chair.  Her  hand  is  raised  to  her  face.  A  rich  dress 
of  pink  brocade,  a  velvet  band  around  the  neck,  and  a  muslin 
apron,  complete  the  costume.  It  now  hangs  in  the  Museum  of 
Fine  Arts,  Boston,  and  belongs  to  Stephen  Bowen. 

Colonel  Scott 

This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length.  The  figure  is  seated, 
with  the  right  elbow  resting  upon  a  table,  and  the  hand  sup- 
ported by  a  book.  The  left  leg  is  crossed  over  the  right  knee. 
The  coat  is  brown,  with  a  richly  embroidered  v/aistcoat,  and  in 
the  shirt  is  a  breast  pin.  The  countenance  is  exceedingly 
intelligent  and  commanding.  This  picture  belongs  to  George 
S.  Winslov/,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Olney  Scott 

This  is  a  companion  picture  to  that  of  Colonel  Scott,  and 
represents  a  lady  near  a  table,  holding  in  her  left  hand  a  bunch 
of  sweet  peas.  Her  dress  is  of  dark  pink,  and  her  right  hand  is 
raised,  grasping  the  folds  of  a  mantle.  This  picture  is  in  the 
possession  of  George  S.  Winslow,  of  Boston. 

Eleazer  Tyng 

The  picture  is  six  feet  long  by  four  feet  \\ide.  He  was  born 
in  1690,  and  died  in  1775.  He  owned  a  large  tract  of  land  on 
the  Merrimac  River,  to  which  he  subsequently  gave  the  name  of 
Tyngsborough.     The  portrait  is  dated  in  1772.     It  is  a  full 


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length  likeness  of  a  venerable  gentleman,  and  represents  him 
sitting,  as  old  men  do,  in  the  attitude  of  perfect  rest.  His  coun- 
tenance is  benignant.  The  dress  is  a  drab  coat  and  small 
clothes  with  black  stockings,  and  he  wears  a  full  wig.  It  is  a 
very  highly  finished  picture.  Eleazer  T\Tig  was  the  grandson 
of  Edw^ard  Tyng,  1630,  whose  daughter  Rebecca,  was  married 
to  Gov.  Joseph  Dudley.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  Copley 
Amory,  a  great  grandson  of  the  artist,  and  hangs  in  the  Museum 
of  the  Fine  Arts,  Boston. 

OXENBRIDGE  ThACHER  AND  HIS  WiFE 

The  whereabouts  of  these  pictures  is  at  present  unknown. 

Sir  John  Temple 

In  crayon.  He  was  a  descendant  of  Leofric,  Earl  of  Mercia, 
husband  of  the  famous  Countess  Godiva,  the  founder  of  the 
great  monastery  at  Coventry,  in  the  time  of  Edward  the  Con- 
fessor. Sir  John  Temple,  eighth  Baronet,  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Governor  Bowdoin,  who  was  born  in  Boston  in 
1767,  died  in  1798.  He  was  Commissioner  of  the  Royal  Navy, 
and,  after  the  \\d.r,  was  Consul  General  of  Great  Britain  to  the 
United  States.  He  is  represented  in  full  dress,  and  a  white 
wig.  The  picture  is  signed  J.  S.  Copley,  and  dated  1764.  This 
picture  was  in  the  possession  of  a  descendant,  Winthrop  Tappan, 
of  Boston. 

Lady  Temple 

A  crayon.  Her  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Bowdoin.  She 
is  represented  in  a  handsome  dress  of  the  period,  her  neck  deco- 
rated with  a  string  of  pearls,  and  her  hair  drawn  back  over  a 
cushion.  This  portrait  was  owned  by  Winthrop  Tappan,  of 
of  Boston. 


John   Singleton   Copley  loi 

Mrs.  Gulian  Verplanck 

This  is  a  very  handsome  portrait  of  this  lady  taken  with  her 
grandchild,  Gulian  McEvers.  She  was  the  mother  of  Anne 
Verplanck  who  married  Col.  Gabriel  G.  Ludlow,  afterwards 
Governor  of  the  Province  of  New  Brunswick.  The  picture  is 
now  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  P.  J.  L.  Searing,  of  New  York 
City. 

Samuel  Verplanck 

This  portrait  painted  about  1770  represents  a  gentleman 
about  forty  years  of  age,  and  is  now  owned  by  his  descendant, 
Mr.  Samuel  Verplanck  of  Fishkill  on  the  Hudson. 

Hon.  Daniel  Crommelin  Verplanck 

This  portrait  painted  about  the  same  time  as  that  of  his 
father,  Samuel  Verplanck,  represents  a  child  about  six  years  of 
age  playing  with  a  squirrel.  The  picture  is  now  owned  by  Mr. 
W.  E.  Verplanck,  of  Fishkill  on  Hudson. 

Mrs.  John  Winthrop 

Was  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Fayerweather,  of  Cambridge.  The 
picture  is  thirty-six  inches  by  twenty-nine  inches;  the  figure  is 
half  length,  sitting  in  a  high  backed  chair,  covered  with  red;  a 
mahogany  table  is  behind  her.  The  portrait  is  painted  in  full 
face;  the  hair  combed  back  under  a  white  lace  cap,  trimmed 
with  pink  and  white  ribbon.  Her  dress  is  of  blue  silk  and  is 
ornamented  with  a  bow  of  blue  and  white  ribbon  at  the  breast, 
the  neckerchief  and  sleeves  are  of  lace,  and  she  wears  a  pearl 
necklace.  In  her  hand  she  holds  a  branch  on  which  are  nec- 
tarines and  the  leaves,  both  reflected  on  the  top  of  the  table. 


I02  John  Singleton   Copley 

On  her  left  hand  she  wears  a  ring  of  diamonds  and  garnets. 
jMrs.  Winthrop  was  the  wife  of  Prof.  John  Winthrop,  Mollis 
Professor  of  Harvard  College.  This  portrait  was  painted  by 
Copley  in  1774,  and  is  a  very  fine  example.  It  is  owned  by 
EdAvard  D.  Harris,  of  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  and  is  in  the  house, 
No.  8  Holyoke  Place,  Cambridge. 

Sir  John  Wentworth 

Was  born  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  in  1736;  graduated  at 
Harvard  College  in  1755;  received  the  degree  of  L.  L.  D.  from 
Oxford  in  1766;  created  a  Baronet  in  1795.  He  was  the  last 
Royal  Governor  of  New  Hampshire,  and  died  at  Halifax  in 
1820.  The  picture  is  a  fine  crayon  in  its  original  black  and 
gold  frame.  It  measures  twenty-two  inches  by  eighteen  inches, 
and  is  signed  and  dated  1769.  He  wears  a  light  gray  coat  and 
waistcoat  and  a  white  wig.  This  picture  is  now  in  the  possession 
of  Mrs.  Gordon  Abbott. 

A  second  pastel  is  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Chas.  E.  Went- 
worth, of  Cambridge,  and  an  oil  portrait  is  in  the  State  House 
at  Concord,  N.  H. 

The  Western  Family 

This  picture  painted  in  1802  is  one  of  the  pictures,  says  Mrs. 
Amory,  that  may  be  taken  as  a  fine  specimen  of  Copley's  work 
in  domestic  portraiture.     It  is  now  in  England. 

Anna  Green  Winslow 

The  daughter  of  Gen.  Joshua  Winslow.  A  very  handsome 
miniature  of  this  young  lady  is  owned  by  Miss  E.  C.  Trott,  of 
Niagara  Falls. 


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Samuel  Winthrop 

Was  the  son  of  Judge  Adam  Winthrop  who  died  in  1743. 
The  picture  measures  forty  inches  by  fifty  inches.  It  represents 
Mr.  Winthrop  as  seated  by  the  side  of  a  table,  which  is  covered 
with  a  red  cloth;  upon  the  table  is  an  inkstand  and  behind  it  is 
a  red  curtain.  In  his  right  hand  he  holds  a  pen  and  in  the  left 
there  is  a  scroll.  He  is  dressed  in  a  black  robe  with  linen  bands. 
He  was  a  very  able  lawyer,  sometime  Clerk  of  Suffolk  County 
Court,  and  a  brother  of  Prof.  John  Winthrop.  This  picture 
is  at  Harvard  College. 


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John  Singleton  Copley 

This  portrait  by  Copley  of  himself  is  in  the  New  York  His- 
torical Society.  He  is  dressed  in  red  with  lace  at  the  neck,  face 
turned  toward  the  front  and  is  represented  as  engaged  at  his 
easel.  He  holds  a  pallette  and  brushes  in  his  left  hand  and  a 
brush  in  his  right  hand.     It  is  a  very  fine  example. 

Gerrish 


This  portrait  is  a  late  example  of  Copley's  American  vv'ork. 
It  is  half  size  in  length  and  shows  him  with  face  slightly  turned, 
white  wig  and  white  neck  cloth.  It  is  owned  by  a  member  of 
the  family.  Major  Samuel  E.  Barrett  of  Chicago. 

Jarrett  Ingersoll 

This  is  a  fine  example  of  Copley's  best  English  portrait  v/ork. 
Of  a  very  handsome  and  dignified  man  dressed  in  a  rich  coat  of 
dark  salmon-colored  velvet  with  waistcoat  embroidered  with 
gold  braid.  He  is  sliown  seated  holding  a  document  folded,  in 
his  right  hand,  with  left  hand  resting  on  his  knee.  It  is  in  the 
possession  of  Mr.  Arthur  Amory  of  Boston. 


I04  John  Singleton   Copley 

Suzanne  Randolph 

This  superb  full  length  portrait  of  Miss  Randolph  was  painted 
while  she  resided  with  her  father  who  was  at  the  time  repre- 
senting the  United  States  in  England.  It  is  well  known  as  one 
of  the  very  best  examples  of  Copley's  English  period.  It  hung 
for  a  long  time  in  the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  is  now 
owned  by  Mrs.  E.  D.  Brandagee  of  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Mehitable  May  Dawes 

The  portrait  of  this  lady,  who  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel 
May  of  Boston,  measures  about  twenty-five  by  thirty  inches  and 
is  not  completely  finished.  She  is  represented  with  a  large  hat 
very  high  in  the  crown  wdth  a  large  bow  of  ribbon  on  the  front 
and  ends  hanging  at  the  side.  A  curl  hangs  over  the  left  shoul- 
der. Dress  cut  low  in  the  neck  and  sleeves,  lace  trimmed  reach- 
ing to  the  elbow.  She  was  born  1751  and  died  October  28, 
1793.  Her  husband  was  William  Dawes  whom  she  married  in 
1768.  They  lived  prior  to  the  Revolution  at  64  Ann  Street. 
It  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Holland  of  Concord,  Mass. 

Thomas  Dongan 

He  was  a  grand  nephew  of  Governor  Thomas  Dongan,  first 
British  Governor  of  New  York.  The  portrait  measures  forty 
inches  by  fifty  and  represents  him  dressed  in  plum-colored  coat 
with  black  hat.     Landscape  background. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Dongan 

It  is  a  companion  picture  and  shows  the  lady  in  a  white  satin 
dress  with  blue  overdress,  seated,  holding  a  black  and  white 
Spaniel  dog.     A  landscape  background.     She  was  Miss  Charl- 


John  Singleton  Copley  105 

ton,  of  a  prominent  English  family,  members  of  which  came  to 
New  York.  This  portrait  and  that  of  her  husband  belongs  to 
Mr.  K.  C.  E.  Hawthorne. 

Mrs,  Col.  Wm.  Paxtell 

This  picture  is  in  the  De  Peyster  collection  in  the  New  York 
Historical  Society.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Abraham  De 
Peyster,  ist.  The  size  of  the  canvas  is  forty  by  fifty  inches. 
She  is  dressed  in  blue  silk,  white  corsage  cut  low  at  the  neck 
and  trimmed  with  lace.  There  are  three  rows  of  pearls  encir- 
cling the  neck.  She  wears  short  sleeves  trimmed  wdth  lace  and 
a  white  lace  cap.  h  landscape  background  showing  rays  of 
the  sun. 

Mrs.  John  Livingston 

This  portrait  measuring  twenty-five  by  thirty  inches  is  in  the 
New  York  Historical  Society.  It  is  in  such  bad  condition  that 
it  is  difficult  to  determine  whether  it  is  properly  attributed  to 
Copley.  She  belonged  to  the  De  Peyster  family.  Her  dress 
is  of  brown  silk,  white  corsage  cut  low  and  she  wears  a  white 
lace  cap. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Warren 

This  portrait  is  a  three-quarter  length  seated  figure  of  a  hand- 
some woman.  It  measures  forty  by  fifty  inches.  She  wears  a 
light  blue  dress  with  pink  overdress  cut  low  in  the  neck.  Her 
arm  rests  on  the  back  of  a  chair.  It  is  now  in  the  Museum  of 
Fine  Arts,  Boston. 


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General  Hyatt 

This  portrait  of  an  English  General  is  in  Copley's  latest  man- 
ner. It  measures  twenty-two  by  thirty  inches  and  represents 
the  subject  dressed  in  the  red  coat  of  a  British  ofhcer.  He  wears 
no  wig  but  his  hair  is  powdered.  A  buff  waistcoat  and  his  coat 
trimmed  with  silver  lace.  His  left  hand  grasps  his  sword  hilt 
which  rests  on  a  volume  marked  Mil  Essays.  It  belongs  to 
Mr.  T.  Jefferson  Coohdge,  Jr.,  of  Boston. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Cooper 

There  was  a  crayon  likeness  of  Dr.  Cooper  in  the  possession 
of  his  grandson,  Mr.  Hixon  of  New  York  City,  and  another 
possibly  by  Copley,  in  Memorial  Hall,  Harvard  College. 

Mrs.  William  Walter 

Was  Lydia,  daughter  of  Hon.  Benjamin  Lynde,  of  Salem, 
who  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  Bowles  of  Roxbury. 
She  was  born  1741;  married  1766,  William  Waher,  D.  D., 
Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  of  Boston.  The  portrait,  which  rep- 
resents her  as  dressed  in  a  pale  blue  silk,  trimmed  with  black 
lace,  was  painted  about  1767.  She  wears  a  rose  in  the  corsage, 
and  her  hair  is  combed  back  and  fastened  with  pearls  and  a 
pink  ribl^on.  This  picture  is  ow-ned  by  Robert  Walcott,  of 
Cambridge. 

Dr.  Sylvester  Gardiner 

Son  of  William  Gardiner  and  Abigail  Remington,  his  w^ife, 
was  born  in  171 7.  He  was  educated  in  Europe  as  a  physician 
and  surgeon.  A  determined  loyalist,  and  an  addressor  of  Gov- 
ernor Hutchinson,  he  was  banished  in  177S,  at  which  time 
his  landed  property,  amounting  to  one  hundred  thousand  acres 


JoJm   Singleton   Copley  107 

of  land,  was  confiscated.  He  was  llie  founded  of  Gardiner, 
Maine,  and  died  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  1786.  The  picture  is  of 
life  size,  three-quarters  length,  a  sitting  figure,  dressed  in  a  red 
coat,  ornamented  with  gold  buttons.  His  right  arm  is  rest- 
ing on  a  table,  and  the  left  hand  is  in  his  coat.  This  fine  por- 
trait is  in  the  possession  of  his  great  grandson,  R.  H.  Gardiner, 
of  Gardiner,  Maine. 

Dr.  Fayerweather 

This  picture  is  a  miniature  painted  on  copper.  It  is  of  half 
length,  three  inches  long  by  two  and  a  half  wide,  and  is  in  the 
original  silver  frame.  It  represents  the  doctor  in  his  Oxford 
cap  and  hood,  and  wearing  a  full  wig  with  a  black  silk  robe.  Dr. 
Fayerweather  was  a  son  of  ^Nlr.  Fayerwather,  of  Cambridge. 
He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1743;  was  A.  M.  of  Oxford 
in  1756,  and  Cambridge,  England,  in  1758.  He  was  ordained 
Deacon  by  Dr.  Pearce,  Bishop  of  Bangor,  in  1756,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  full  orders  by  Dr.  Richard  Osbaldiston,  Bishop  of 
Carlisle.  He  was  licensed  to  exercise  the  ministerial  function 
by  the  Bishop  of  London.  On  his  return  to  this  country,  he 
was  settled  at  Kingston,  R.  I.,  as  the  Rector  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  there.  He  married  the  widow  of  the  Rev.  Peter  Bours, 
of  ]Marblehead,  and  died  in  1781.  In  his  will,  he  mentions  this 
miniature,  and  also  a  large  picture  of  himself,  painted  by  Cop- 
ley, which  is  now  in  Rhode  Island.  The  miniature,  with  the 
certificate  of  his  Oxford  degree,  is  in  the  possession  of  his  rela- 
tive, Edward  D.  Harris,  of  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


io8  John   Singleton   Copley 

JosiAH  Eliot 

A  crayon  of  one-half  length.  This  picture  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  Miss  Hull,  of  Fairfield,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Nathaniel  Ellery 

She  was  a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Duncan)  Sargent, 
of  Gloucester,  and  a  sister  of  Col.  Epes  Sargent.  She  was  mar- 
ried February  i6,  1721,  and  died  October  8,  1782.  The  size  of 
this  picture  is  four  feet  one  inch  by  three  feet  four  inches,  and 
was  taken  about  1760,  when  the  lady  was  seventy  years  of  age. 
She  is  in  a  sitting  posture,  with  a  watered  silk  dress,  a  bodice, 
and  an  inside  lace  handkerchief.  Her  shawl  is  of  black  lace, 
thrown  over  her  shoulders;  short  sleeves  with  ruffles,  complete 
the  costume.  She  is  holding  an  open  book  in  her  hand.  It  is 
now  in  the  possession  of  N.  Martin  Rogers,  Cambridgeport. 

Dr.  De  Mountfort 

The  size  of  this  picture  is  twenty-five  inches  by  thirty,  and 
represents  a  child  with  hair  powdered,  a  blue  coat  and  a  yellow 
waistcoat.  In  the  background  are  rocks  and  the  sea.  The  boy 
holds  in  his  hand  a  wreath  of  flowers.  This  picture  is  signed 
J.  S.  Copley,  1753,  and  is  especially  interesting,  as  it  must  have 
been  painted  when  the  artist  was  under  sixteen  years  of  age.  It 
is  almost  the  earliest  known  specimen  of  Copley's  Avork,  and  is 
in  Detroit,  Michigan. 


John  Singleton   Copley  109 

The  Copley  Family 

The  original  sketch  in  sepia,  from  which  the  family  picture 
is  painted,  is  twenty-seven  inches  long  by  twenty-one  wide. 
Mrs.  Copley  is  represented  as  seated  on  a  sofa;  her  arm  resting 
on  her  son,  the  future  Lord  Chancellor  Lyndhurst,  w^hose  arm 
is  thrown  around  her  neck.  Her  daughter  Mary  leans  upon 
her  other  side,  while  her  daughter  Ehzabeth  stands  in  front,  on 
her  right.  Mr.  Clarke,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Copley,  sits  holding 
the  infant  Jonathan,  playing  with  a  rattle  upon  his  lap.  This 
child  died  in  1785.  Mr.  Copley  stands  behind,  against  a  column 
of  the  balcony,  and  holds  in  his  hands  a  scroll.  In  a  corner  of 
the  floor  are  a  child's  hat  and  feathers;  and  a  landscape  of  trees 
form  the  background.  This  picture  is  now^  owned  by  Arthur 
Amory,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Copley 

She  was  Susan,  daughter  of  Richard  Clarke,  and  is  repre- 
sented in  this  picture  as  wearing  a  low-necked  blue  dress.  Her 
hair  is  draw^n  back  over  a  cushion,  and  decorated  with  flowers. 
This  picture  now  belongs  to  Harcourt  Amory,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Copley  and  Her  Two  Children 

A  study  in  sepia  for  the  family  picture.  It  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  John  Singleton  Copley  Greene,  Longwood;  who  had 
also  several  other  studies  and  beautiful  draw^ings. 

John  Singleton  Copley 

A  miniature,  by  himself.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  the  heirs 
of  his  great  grandson,  John  Singleton  Copley  Greene,  Longwood. 

A  second  portrait,  painted  by  himself,  is  a  life  size  head,  with 
a  powdered  wig.     He  wears  a  red  coat.     It  was  in  the  possession 


no  John  Singleton   Copley 

of  Mrs.  G.  C.  Crowninshield,  a  great  granddaughter  of  the 
artist. 

There  is  another,  a  crayon,  twenty-three  inches  high  by  seven- 
teen wide.  In  this  he  wears  a  pale  green  coat,  hned  with  blue, 
a  brown  embroidered  waistcoat,  a  lace  cravat,  with  his  hair 
powdered.     It  is  owned  by  Harcourt  x\mory,  of  Boston. 

A  small  oval  portrait  of  Copley,  painted  in  England,  is  owned 
by  Mrs.  Gordon  Dexter,  Boston. 

Rev.  Samuel  Cooper,  D.  D. 

Born  in  1725.  Graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1743,  and 
was  pastor  of  Brattle  Street  Church  at  the  age  of  twenty.  He 
was  first  vice-president  of  the  American  Academy  of  Arts  and 
Sciences.  Copley  jminted  several  pictures  of  this  distinguished 
divine.  One  very  fine  one  of  half  length,  with  wig  and  bands, 
is  in  the  possession  of  Justice  Oliver  Wendel  Holmes.  Two 
others  were  in  the  possession  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Lothrop,  pastor 
of  Brattle  Street  Church,  the  finer  one,  belonging  to  the  Doctor, 
himself,  the  other  probably  a  copy.  Another  portrait  is  in  the 
possession  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

Judge  Metcalf  Bowler 
In  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Wm.  C.  Snow,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Mrs.  Mary  Bowers 
h  daughter  of  Joseph  Sherburne,  of  Boston.  This  picture 
is  four  feet,  six  inches  in  length,  by  three  feet,  nine  inches  in 
width.  It  was  taken  at  the  age  of  twenty-six  years.  Her 
dress  is  of  white  satin,  with  a  train  of  purple  velvet  edged  with 
gold.  She  has  a  Blenheim  spaniel  in  her  lap.  It  was  in  the 
possession  of  her  granddaughter,  jNIiss  Mary  Danforth,  of 
Boston. 


John   Singleion   Copley  iii 

Mrs.  Black 

Of  half  size.  Represents  a  young  lady  in  a  white  satin  robe. 
This  picture  was  given  by  Mrs.  Black  to  Mrs.  Boardman,  and 
by  her  to  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  in  whose  pos- 
session it  was  in  1872. 

Mrs.  Benjamin  Beale 

Whose  maiden  name  was  Ann  Copland,  was  born  in  Liver- 
pool, May  27,  1745;  married  there  in  1767,  and  died  in  Quincy, 
February  13,  181 4. 

Also  a  small  portrait  of  her  son,  painted  at  the  same  time. 
The  size  is  thirteen  inches  by  fifteen.  He  was  born  in  Liverpool, 
June  6,  1768;  died  in  1826,  in  the  Bourbonais,  Province  of 
Normandy,  France,  where  he  resided  the  greater  part  of  his  hfe. 
These  portraits  were  in  the  possession  of  their  grandchildren, 
the  Misses  Beale,  of  Quincy,  Mass. 

Benjamin  Beale 

He  was  born  in  England,  May  30,  1741,  and  died  at  Quincy, 
Mass.,  January  29,  1825.  He  was  by  profession  a  sea  captain, 
and  is  represented  in  a  full  dress  suit  of  light  cloth.  The  size 
is  twenty-nine  inches  by  twenty-four.  This  portrait  was  in  the 
possession  of  their  grandchildren,  the  Misses  Beale,  of  Quincy, 
Mass. 

Mrs.  Eunice  Balston 

A  daughter  of  John  Turner,  of  Salem.  She  married  first, 
in  1729,  Col.  Benj.  Browne;  second,  Mr.  Balston.  The  picture 
is  five  feet  long  by  three  feet  and  a  half  wide.  The  portrait 
is  in  the  dress  of  the  period,  and  is  a  fine  specimen  of  Copley's 
manner.     It  belongs  to  Mr.  Edward  N.  Fenno. 


112  John  Singleton  Copley 

Mrs.  Samuel  Barrett 

Who  was  Mary  Clarke,  a  daughter  of  Richard  Clarke.  She 
was  the  sister  of  Mrs.  Copley.  The  portrait  is  a  small  oval, 
five  inches  and  a  half  by  four  inches  and  a  half,  on  copper,  and 
represents  a  pretty  young  woman  in  a  hat  of  those  times.  It  is 
in  the  possession  of  John  Higginson  Cabot,  of  Brookline. 

Judge  Samuel  Barrett,  LL.  D. 

The  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Barrett,  was  bom  in  Boston  in 
1738;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1757.  He  married  first, 
Mary,  a  daughter  of  Richard  Clarke,  and  sister  to  Susan  Clarke, 
who  married  John  Singleton  Copley.  Their  brother  was  Rich- 
ard Clarke,  Jr.,  some  time  Commissary-general  of  the  British 
Army  in  Boston.  His  second  wife  was  Elizabeth  SaHsbury.  He 
was  Judge  of  Probate,  and  also  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court* 
and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  the  University  of  Edin- 
burgh. Judge  Barrett  is  represented  as  dressed  in  a  white  wig, 
and  the  costume  of  the  times.  The  picture  is  oval,  and  in 
Copley's  later  manner,  having  been  painted  in  London,  and  is 
now  owned  by  Edward  Temple,  of  Windsor,  Vt. 

Major  Thos.  Goldthwait 

The  portrait  of  this  officer  is  in  the  possession  of  Dr.  J.  T. 
Bowen,  of  Boston.  He  served  with  distinction  at  several  im- 
portant posts.  He  married  as  his  first  wife  Esther  Sargent, 
daughter  of  Epes  Sargent,  and  for  his  second  wife,  Katherine 
Barnes. 


John   Singleton   Copley  113 

Major  Joseph  Goldthwait 

Was  bom  in  Boston,  October  5,  1730;  married  Miss  Hannah 
Bridgham;  and  was  a  brother  of  Philip  Goldthwait.  He  was  a 
major  of  the  British  army  in  Boston,  in  1775;  was  a  determined 
loyalist,  and  an  addresser  of  Governor  Hutchinson,  and  was  pro- 
scribed and  banished.  The  picture  is  twenty-seven  inches  by 
twenty-two,  unfinished;  and  has  been  admired  by  artists  on 
account  of  the  vigorous  manner  in  which  the  subject  is  treated. 
It  is  now  owned  by  Miss  Adams,  of  Keene,  N.  H. 

EzEKiEL  Goldthwait 

He  was  at  one  time  Register  of  Deeds.  The  picture  is  of 
life  size,  and  of  three-fourths  length,  representing  a  gentleman 
dressed  in  a  brown  coat,  and  wearing  a  w^hite  wig,  seated  at  a 
table  on  which  are  pens  and  an  ink  stand.  In  his  right  hand 
he  has  a  pen,  while  the  left  holds  a  deed,  the  arm  resting  on  the 
back  of  the  chair.  Over  his  head  is  a  curtain.  It  is  owned  by 
Dr.  J.  T.  Bowen,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Goldthwait 

Wife  of  Ezekiel  Goldthwait.  A  companion  picture  to  that 
of  her  husband,  representing  the  lady  sitting  at  a  table,  on  which 
is  a  dish  of  fruit.  Her  right  hand  rests  on  the  table.  Her  dress 
is  of  satin,  of  the  shade  called  ashes  of  roses,  beautifully  painted. 
Her  hair  is  wdthout  powder;  around  her  neck  are  three  rows  of 
pearls,  and  a  cap  completes  the  costume.  It  belongs  to  John  W. 
Alline,  of  Boston. 

RuFUs  Greene 

The  picture  is  of  half-length,  and  is  in  Copley's  early  manner. 
It  belonged  to  William  G.  Prescott. 


114  John   Singleton   Copley 

Mrs.  Rufus  Greene 

This  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  her  great  grandson, 
William  Gardiner  Prescott,  and  is  a  companion  picture  to  that 
of  her  husband.  These  portraits  were  formerly  full  length,  but 
being  injured  by  fire,  were  reduced  in  size. 

Alice  Hooper 

Of  Newburyport.  This  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length. 
The  figure  is  rather  in  profile,  and  is  dressed  in  a  dark  blue 
satin.  The  hair  is  worn  without  powder.  It  is  in  the  possession 
of  J.  L.  Newton. 

Mrs.  Daniel  Rogers 

She  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Gorham;  born 
Dec.  lo,  1739;  married  Daniel  Rogers,  Nov.  6,  1759;  died  March 
14,  1769.  The  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length,  and  represents 
the  lady  in  a  satin  dress,  with  a  hat  hanging  from  her  arm.  She 
seems  to  be  coming  from  a  garden.  It  is  now  owned  by  Miss 
Louisa  Low,  of  Stamford,  Conn. 

Mrs.  Samuel  Torrey 

She  was  Miss  Catherine  Gore,  the  sister  of  Governor  Gore. 

It  is  a  crayon  of  half  size,  taken  as  a  child  under  or  about  five 

years  old.     It  was  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  S.  T.  Morse,  of 

Boston. 

Madam  Treadwell 

The  picture  is  of  half  length,  and  of  life  size.  The  lady  is 
dressed  in  dove  colored  satin.  The  sleeves  are  of  half  length, 
with  broad  lav/n  ruffies.  The  hair  is  creped.  There  is  strong 
evidence  that  this  picture  was  painted  by  Copley  in  1757,  and  in 
his  early  manner.  It  was  in  the  possession  of  a  descendant, 
Miss  Hannah  Cutter,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 


John  Singleton   Copley  115 

Mrs.  Andrew  Tyler 

Born  1 731,  married  1746.  Her  maiden  name  Avas  Mary 
Richards;  she  married  the  Rev.  Andrew  Tyler,  whose  mother 
was  a  sister  of  Sir  WiUiam  Pepperell.  This  picture  is  a  crayon 
of  kit-kat  size,  and  represents  her  as  dressed  in  a  blue  silk  and  a 
pink  mantle.  Her  hair  is  without  powder,  and  circlet  of  pearls 
close  under  her  chin  completes  her  costume.  It  is  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  and 
was  presented  by  her  grandson,  Captain  George  Jackson  of 
Providence. 

William  Vans  and  his  Wife 

There  were  said  to  have  been  portraits  of  the  above  in  the 
possession  of  a  Miss  Vans,  of  Boston.  Their  whereabouts  is 
now  unknown. 

The  Rev.  Wm.  Welsteed 

It  is  probable  that  the  portrait  of  this  gentleman,  now  in  the 
possession  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  is  the  orig- 
inal picture  painted  by  Copley  in  1752  or  1753,  when  he  was 
but  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  from  which  he  made  his  first  en- 
graving. 

A  dupKcate  is  owned  by  a  church  in  Waltham,  Mass. 

Dr.  Whitworth 

A  portrait  of  this  gentleman,  in  crayon,  is  in  the  possession  of 
a  grandson,  j\Ir.  J.  D.  W.  White,  of  Germantown,  Penn. 

Tapestry  Design 

There  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Green,  of  Brattleboro, 
Vermont,  a  tapestry,  the  design  of  which  was  said  to  have  been 
drawn  on  the  canvas  by  Copley. 


ii6  John   Singleton   Copley 

William  Turner  and  Child 

The  former  was  a  son  of  Peter  Turner.  This  picture  is  of 
three-quarters  length.  The  father  wears  a  dark  dress  in  the 
fashion  of  the  times,  and  the  boy  holds  a  small  dog  in  his  arms. 
In  the  background  are  the  sea  and  ships.  It  is  in  the  possession 
of  Mrs.  Van  Pelt  of  Philadelphia. 

Thomas  Turner 

A  son  of  Peter  Turner.  This  picture  is  of  half  length,  and 
represents  the  gentleman  as  dressed  in  a  brown  velvet  coat.  It 
is  owned  by  Mrs.  Van  Pelt,  of  Philadelphia. 

Mrs.  Peter  Turner  and  Her  Grandson  Joseph 

Her  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Walley.  The  child  is  holding  a 
rose.  The  background  is  a  curtain,  and  beyond  a  landscape. 
The  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length,  and  belongs  to  Mrs.  Van 
Pelt,  of  Philadalphia. 

Peter  Turner  and  His  Son  Thomas 

This  picture  is  of  three-cjuarters  length,  and  represents  the 
gentleman  dressed  in  the  manner  of  the  times,  the  coat  being  a 
greenish  blue  color.  The  child  is  dressed  in  a  frock  and  silk 
skirt.     This  picture  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Van  Pelt,  of  Philadelphia. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Stillman  and  His  Wife 

Who  was  Judith  Bulliinch.  These  are  two  oval  miniatures. 
In  the  picture  of  Mrs.  Stillman,  the  hair  is  powdered  and  rolled 
over  a  cushion,  and  is  ornamented  with  a  pink  rose.  These 
portraits  are  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Julia  C.  Hixon,  of  Brook- 
Ivn,  N.  Y. 


John  Singleton   Copley  iij 

Mrs.  W.  S.  Smith 

Who  was  the  only  daughter  of  John  Adams.  There  is  an 
engraving  of  the  portrait  of  this  lady,  said  to  be  the  one  by  Cop- 
ley, which  was  made  for  Griswold's  Repubhcan  Court.  It  was 
painted  in  1 786-1 788,  and  was  burned  at  Fishkill,  N.  Y. 

Smith 

There  is  a  portrait  of  Mrs.  Smith,  which  has  always  been  in 
the  family,  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  John  Heard,  of  Ipswich, 
Mass. 

David  Sears 

There  is  a  beautiful  oval  miniature  of  this  gentleman,  who 
was  an  eminent  merchant  of  Boston,  and  the  father  of  the 
Honorable  David  Sears.  The  dress  is  in  the  fashion  of  the 
times,  the  coat  being  of  plum  color.  Mr.  Sears  v/as  a  fellovr 
passenger  of  Mrs.  Copley  and  her  children  in  the  ship  Minerva, 
Captain  Callahan,  which  sailed  May  27th,  1775,  from  Marble- 
head  for  London,  and  a  tradition  in  the  family  is  probably  cor- 
rect that  the  portrait  was  taken  in  that  city.  It  is  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  family. 

John  Rogers 

The  Protomartyr,  of  whom  there  is  a  portrait  in  the  possession 
of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  evidently  taken  from 
an  engraving.  It  is  of  half  length,  and  is  signed  and  dated,  and 
was  presented  to  the  Society  by  Mr.  J.  F.  Eliot,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Marryat 

The  mother  of  the  novelist.  A  portrait  of  this  lady  is  said  to 
be  in  the  possession  of  the  family  in  England. 


ii8  John   Singleton   Copley 

Thomas  Mann 

This  picture  is  three  feet  high,  by  two  feet  eight  inches  wide. 
The  gentleman  is  represented  as  standing  with  his  hat  under 
his  arm.  He  wears  a  white  wig,  and  is  in  the  costume  of  the 
times;  both  hands  are  painted.  This  picture  was  owned  by 
John  G.  Metcalf,  of  Mendon,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Mann 

A  companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband.  The  hair  is 
combed  back,  and  a  long  curl  hangs  upon  her  shoulder.  The 
dress,  which  is  in  the  fashion  of  the  times,  is  of  a  green  shade;  a 
reddish  mantle  passes  over  her  left  shoulder,  and  lies  upon  her 
lap.  In  her  hands,  which  are  both  painted,  she  holds  a  string 
of  beads.  It  is  said  that  the  two  portraits  were  painted  as  early 
as  1753.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  John  G.  Metcalf,  of  Mendon, 
Mass. 

Captain  Lyde 

Who  at  one  time  commanded  the  ship  Galen,  was  said  to  have 
been  painted  by  Copley,  and  the  portrait  was  in  the  possession 
of  Miss  Maria  Lyde,  his  daughter,  in  1866. 

JNIrs.  Judge  Livermore 

Was  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Arthur  Browne,  of  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.     This  portrait  is  owned  by  James  H.  Ford,  of  New  York. 

Joseph  Sayer  Hixon 

This  is  a  miniature  of  a  handsome  man  of  about  twenty-eight 
years  of  age,  with  powdered  hair,  a  scarlet  coat,  and  plaited 
ruffles.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  a  great  granddaughter,  Miss 
Julia  P.  Hixon,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


John   Singleton   Copley  119 

Mrs.  Joseph  Sayer  Hixon 

Was  Abigail,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Cooper.  Her 
portrait,  which  is  a  pendant  to  that  of  her  husband,  represents 
her  with  powdered  hair,  which  is  surmounted  with  a  gauze  toque. 
The  dress  is  cut  low  in  the  neck,  which  is  decorated  with  a  hand- 
some pearl  necklace;  over  her  shoulders  is  a  mantle  of  blue  satin, 
trimmed  with  ermine.  It  belongs  to  Miss  Julia  P.  Hixon,  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill 

Whose  portraits  in  oil  were  taken  by  Copley,  were  the  grand- 
father and  grandmother  of  Edward  Everett.  The  pictures  are 
now  in  the  possession  of  a  great  grandson,  Sidney  Everett,  of 
Boston. 

Mrs.  Samuel  Greenwood 

Mother  of  John  Greenwood,  the  artist,  was  Mary  Charnock. 
Her  portrait  by  Copley  is  now  in  the  possession  of  her  great 
grandson,  John  Danforth  Greenwood,  of  Motucka  Nelson,  New 
Zealand.  A  sketch  of  this  picture  is  owned  by  Isaac  J.  Green- 
wood, of  New  York  City. 

Governor  Franklin 

Of  Vermont.  There  is  a  portrait  of  this  gentleman,  by 
Copley,  says  Mr.  Thomas  H.  White,  of  Shelbume,  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  wido^^•  of  the  late  Rev.  Fitzgerald  Uniac,  who 
has  possibly  another  one. 


I20  John  Singleton   Copley 

Thomas  Fleet 

This  picture  is  of  full  length,  in  an  oval  painted  panel,  and  the 
subject  was  a  son  of  Thomas  Fleet  and  Elizabeth  Goose,  his 
wife,  the  celebrated  Mother  Goose  of  our  childhood.  He  was 
born  in  1732,  and  died  in  1797.  The  portrait  has  always  been 
in  the  family,  and  it  is  known  that  Copley  and  Fleet  were  on  in- 
timate terms  from  boyhood.  The  picture  was  in  the  possession 
of  a  descendant,  John  F.  Eliot,  of  Boston. 

James  Erving 

Was  the  fourth  son  of  the  Honorable  John  Erving.  This 
portrait  is  a  miniature  of  oval  form,  and  there  is  a  tradition  in 
the  family  that  "it  was  the  first  miniature  in  oil  that  Copley 
made."     It  is  owned  by  J.  Langdon  Erving,  of  New  York. 

Hon.  John  Erving 

This  gentleman  was  a  distinguished  citizen  of  Boston,  the 
father  of  Mrs.  Governor  Bowdoin.  This  fine  picture,  for  which 
Mr.  Copley  was  paid  one  hundred  pounds,  is  in  the  possession 
of  J.  Langdon  Erving,  of  New  York,  and  w'as  shown  in  the 
Hudson  Fulton  Exhibition  in  that  city. 

Lady  Erskine 

There  was  a  portrait  of  this  lady,  said  to  be  by  Copley,  in  the 
possession  of  Ignatius  Sargent,  of  Brookline,  Mass. 

Judge  Duane 

In  the  Documentary  History  of  New  York,  Vol.  IV.,  page 
654,  it  is  stated  that  there  was  a  portrait  of  this  gentleman, 
painted  by  Copley.  It  is  said  now  to  be  in  the  possession  of 
a  great  granddaughter,  Mrs.  D.  C.  Western,  of  Madison,  New 
Jersey. 


John   Singleton   Copley  121 

Judge  Thomas  Dawes 

This  portrait,  which  has  always  been  in  the  family,  says  his 
grandson,  the  Rev.  Thomas  Dawes,  of  Brewster,  Mass.,  rep- 
resents him  as  a  boy  dressed  in  the  fashion  of  the  times,  with  his 
hat  under  his  arm  and  an  orange  in  his  hand.  The  picture  is 
about  four  feet  long  by  three  feet  wide.  Judge  Dawes  was  born 
in  1757,  and  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College,  1777.  He 
married  Margaret,  daughter  of  WiUiam  and  granddaughter  of 
the  Rev.  Daniel  Greenleaf.  He  Avas  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Massachusetts  from  1792  to  1802,  when  he  resigned. 
He  was  afterwards  appointed  Judge  of  Probate  for  Suffolk, 
and  held  that  office  until  1822.  He  died  in  1825.  It  is  the 
property  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Dawes,  and  is  in  the  possession  of  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Minot. 

John  Codman 

There  is  a  fine  portrait  of  this  genleman,  painted  in  England, 
and  in  Copley's  latest  manner,  in  the  Massachusetts  Historical 
Society. 

Hon.  John  Burguyn 

Emigrated  to  America  in  the  last  century,  and  brought  with 
him  a  considerable  fortune.  His  residence  was  Wilmington, 
North  Carolina,  where  he  owned  a  very  large  landed  estate,  and 
from  whence  he  carried  on  an  extensive  commercial  business, 
having  agents  in  London,  Bristol,  Hamburg,  and  Amsterdam. 
He  was  president  of  the  King's  Council  for  the  State  of  North 
Carolina,  a  man  of  great  influence  and  of  high  character.  His 
portrait  was  taken  in  England  in  1783,  and  is  signed  in  full  by 
the  artist.  In  his  diary  he  mentions  that  he  paid  his  friend 
Copley  eighty-three  guineas  for  it.    The  portrait  is  of  half  length. 


122  John  Singleton   Copley 

Mr.  Burguyn  is  represented  as  standing,  holding  in  one  hand  a 
book  and  in  the  other  a  pen;  the  coat  is  of  dark  drab  color,  and 
on  the  head  is  a  white  wig.  This  picture  is  in  the  possession  of 
a  grandson,  Colonel  Henry  R.  Burguyn,  of  Richmond,  Virginia. 

Mrs.  Sylvanus  Bourne 

Whose  maiden  name  was  Mercy  Gorham.  It  is  stated  in 
Freeman's  History  of  Cape  Cod,  Vol.  II.,  page  301,  that  a  por- 
trait of  this  lady  was  painted  by  Copley.  When  last  heard  of, 
it  was  in  the  possession  of  Colonel  Samuel  Swett  of  Boston. 
Its  whereabouts  is  now  unknown. 

Belcher 

There  are  said  to  be  portraits  of  the  Belchers  in  the  possession 
of  the  Jennison  family. 

Mr.  and  ]Mrs.  Atkinson 

There  are  said  to  be  portraits  of  this  gentleman  and  lady  in 
the  possession  of  Mr.  Louis  Popham,  Scarsdale,  Westchester 
County,  New  York. 

Dr.  Isaac  Foster,  Jr. 

A  son  of  Captain  Isaac  Foster,  represented  as  a  youth  of  about 
fifteen  years  old,  and  a  companion  picture  to  that  of  his  brother. 
It  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Philip  Peck,  of  Walpole,  N.  H. 

Captain  Isaac  Foster 

Of  Charlestovvn,  representing  him  standing,  the  picture  being 
three-fourths  length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  slate-colored  costume 
of  the  times,  and  carries  his  hat  under  his  arm.  This  portrait 
is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  David  Buffum,  of  Walpole,  N.  H. 


John  Singleton   Copley  123 

Dr.  William  Foster 

A  son  of  Captain  Isaac  Foster.  A  portrait  of  three-fourths 
length,  now  belonging  to  a  descendant,  Mrs.  PhiHp  Peck,  of 
Walpole,  N.  H. 

Mrs.  Isaac  Foster 

A  companion  picture  to  that  of  her  husband.  This  portrait 
is  owned  by  a  descendant,  Mrs.  David  Buffum,  of  Walpole, 
N.  H. 

Mrs.  Anstice  Davis 

Was  a  daughter  of  Sheriff  Stephen  Greenleaf,  and  a  sister  of 
Mrs.  John  Apthorp.  This  portrait  represents  her  as  a  young 
and  beautiful  woman.  It  is  excellent  both  as  respects  drawing 
and  coloring,  and  is  now  in  possession  of  a  relative,  Miss  E.  C. 
Bulfinch. 

Prof.  John  Winthrop.  LL.  D.,  F.  R.  S. 

He  was  the  son  of  Judge  Adam  Winthrop;  was  born  in  Bos- 
ton in  1 7 14,  graduated  at  Harvard  in  1732,  and  died  at  Cam- 
bridge in  1779.  He  was  Hollis  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
"Natural  Philosophy  in  Harvard  College  for  more  than  forty 
years.  He  was  distinguished  as  a  mathematician  and  an  as- 
tronomer, and  was  a  prolific  writer  on  both  subjects.  The 
picture  is  four  feet  one  inch  long  by  three  feet  three  inches  wide. 
He  is  seated  at  a  table,  holding  an  astronomical  diagram.  On 
the  table  is  a  study  telescope  and  a  heavy  volume  without  a  title. 
He  is  dressed  in  a  black  robe,  with  hnen  bands.  The  thoughtful 
expression  of  countenance  is  exceedingly  well  rendered.  It  is 
in  the  possession  of  Harvard  College. 


124  John  Singleton   Copley 

Joshua  Winslow 

Paymaster  and  Commissary  General  of  the  forces  sent  to 
Acadia,  under  Gen.  John  Winslow,  was  a  son  of  Sheriff  Edward 
Winslow,  and  descended  from  John,  brother  of  Edward  Winslow, 
the  Governor  of  Massachusetts.  This  portrait  represents  him 
as  wearing  the  undress  uniform  of  a  British  officer,  and  is  signed 
and  dated  1755. 

Hon.  Richard  Wibird 

Of  the  King's  Colonial  Council  for  New  Hampshire,  one  of 
the  seven  proprietors  of  that  colony.  He  was  a  Judge  of  Pro- 
bate, etc.  The  picture  measures  three  feet  one  inch  in  length 
by  two  feet  six  inches  in  width,  and  represents  a  handsome  man 
dressed  in  a  brown  velvet  coat  and  waistcoat ;  there  are  fine  lace 
ruffles  over  the  hands,  which  are  very  delicate.  He  wears  a 
light-colored  wig,  which  completes  his  costume.  This  picture 
is  owned  by  Mr.  Penhallow,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Oliver  Whipple 

Was  Abigail,  youngest  daughter  of  Dr.  Sylvester  Gardiner, 
born  in  1750,  and  a  sister  of  the  Hon.  Mrs.  Arthur  Browne,  of 
Mrs.  Robert  Hallowell,  and  Mrs.  Philip  Dumaresq.  The  size  of 
the  picture  is  three-fourths  length,  and  the  lady  is  represented 
as  seated  in  the  open  air,  dressed  in  a  white  satin  robe  with  a 
blue  silk  mantle.  She  has  a  blue  silk  collar  around  her  neck; 
her  hair  is  without  powder,  and  ornamented  with  small  flowers; 
in  the  background  on  her  right  ihere  is  a  large  tree.  This 
picture  belongs  to  Mrs.  Jas.  M.  Codman,  of  Brookline. 


John   Singleton   Copley  125 


Catharine  Whipple 


Was  the  wife  of  William  Whipple,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  one 
of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  John  Moffat,  a  descendant  of  John  Mason,  the 
Grantee  of  New  Hampshire.  The  figure  is  of  two-thirds  length, 
and  nearly  life  size.  She  is  painted  as  sitting  under  a  tree,  with 
a  basket  of  roses  in  her  left  hand,  and  a  single  red  rose  in  her 
right.  Her  costume  is  a  heavy  yellowish  brocade.  The  tradi- 
tion is  ihat  the  portrait  was  painted  when  she  was  very  young. 
It  now  belongs  to  The  Misses  Peabody,  of  Cambridge. 

Lady  Frances  Deering  Wentworth 

Was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Wentworth,  of  Boston.  She  was 
born  in  1746,  and  died  in  England  in  181 3;  she  was  first  the  wife 
of  her  cousin,  Theodore  Atkinson.  She  afterwards  married 
another  cousin,  Sir  John  Wentworth.  The  picture,  taken  at 
the  age  of  nineteen,  is  of  three-fourths  length,  and  measures 
forty  by  fifty-one  inches;  her  dress  is  of  white  satin,  with  pearls 
around  the  neck  and  in  her  hair.  In  her  left  hand  she  holds  a 
chain,  to  which  is  attached  a  flying  squirrel  which  plays  upon  a 
table.  The  picture  is  signed  John  S.  Copley,  1765,  and  is  in 
the  possession  of  the  Lenox  Library,  Nev/  York. 

Mary  Watts 

A  daughter  of  Sarah  Osborne,  whose  second  husband  was 
Judge  Samuel  Watts.  She  married  Dr.  Edward  Watts,  a  son 
of  her  stepfather.  The  picture  is  half  length,  tv.'enty-nine  inches 
long  by  twenty-four  wide.  The  dress  is  of  green  satin,  a  bow  at 
the  waist,  and  a  pink  scarf.     The  hair  is  without  powder,  sur- 


126  John  Singleton  Copley 

mounted  by  small  white  flowers.  The  ornaments  are  pearl  ear- 
rings and  a  pearl  necklace.  It  belongs  to  Mr.  F.  S.  Moseley,  of 
Boston. 

Mrs.  Samuel  Watts 

Her  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Osborne,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Epes 
Sargent,  Jr.  She  married,  first,  Thomas  Oxnard,  who  died  in 
1754;  and  second,  in  1756,  Judge  Samuel  Watts.  Her  portrait, 
is  beautifully  painted,  represents  her  as  a  very  fine  looking 
woman,  dressed  in  black,  with  a  widow's  cap.  The  size  of  the 
picture  is  twenty-nine  inches  long  by  twenty-four  inches  wide. 
It  is  owned  by  Mrs.  T.  J.  Lee,  of  Boston. 

Elkanah  Watson 

Son  of  Elkanah,  and  a  half  brother  of  Col.  George  Watson, 
was  a  descendant  of  Robert,  of  Plymouth,  1623.  He  was  bom 
in  1758,  and  died  1842.  He  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
men  of  his  time,  and  also  one  of  the  most  active  among  those 
opposed  to  the  Enghsh  power.  A  friend  of  Franklin,  Burke, 
Priestley,  and  Watt.  The  picture  represents  him  standing,  and 
leaning  against  a  pillar.  In  his  right  hand  he  holds  a  cane  and 
a  letter,  and  in  his  left  a  hat;  a  table  stands  near,  over  which  is 
seen  the  sea  with  a  ship  bearing  a  flag.  "The  painting  was 
finished,"  says  Mr.  Watson  in  his  journal,  "in  most  admirable 
style,  except  the  background,  which  Copley  and  I  designed  to 
represent  a  ship  bearing  to  America  the  acknowledgment  of 
our  independence,  with  the  sun  rising  upon  the  stripes  of  the 
Union,  streaming  from  her  gaff.  All  was  complete  save  the 
flag,  which  Copley  did  not  deem  it  proper  to  hoist  under  present 
circumstances,  as  his  gallery  was  a  constant  resort  for  the  royal 
family  and  the  nobility.     I  dined  vrith  the  artist  on  the  glorious 


John   Singleton   Copley  127 

fifth  of  December,  1782.  x^fter  listening  with  him  to  the 
speech  of  the  king,  formally  recognizing  the  United  States  of 
America  as  in  the  rank  of  nations,  previous  to  dinner,  and  im- 
m.ediately  after  our  return  from  the  House  of  Lords,  he  invited 
me  into  the  studio,  and  there,  with  a  bold  hand,  a  master's  touch, 
and,  I  believe,  an  American  heart,  attached  to  the  ship  the  Stars 
and  Stripes;  this  was,  I  imagine,  the  first  American  flag  hoisted 
in  Old  England."  It  is  stated,  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Watson,  that 
he  paid  one  hundred  guineas  for  this  picture.  It  was  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs.  Thompson,  of  Philadelphia. 

Mrs.  George  Watson 

Daughter  of  Chief  Justice  Oliver,  was  born  in  1735;  and  died 
in  1767,  aged  thirty-two.  She  is  represented  as  dressed  in  rose- 
colored  satin.  The  figure  is  somewhat  in  profile.  The  hair  is 
without  powder;  the  right  hand  holds  a  scarf,  which  is  partially 
draped  around  the  waist;  in  her  left  hand  she  bears  a  beautiful 
little  vase.  The  whole  picture  is  very  well  painted,  and  graceful. 
It  belonged  to  Mr.  Martin  Brimmer. 

Col.  George  Watson 

Son  of  John  Watson,  married  first  Abigail  Saltonstall;  second, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Chief  Justice  Peter  Oliver.  "He  was  an 
opulent  and  liberal  merchant  of  Plymouth,"  says  Thacher. 
The  picture  is  of  three-fourths  length,  and  is  in  profile,  repre- 
senting Colonel  Watson  standing,  with  one  hand  resting  on  a 
table,  the  other  holding  a  letter  which  he  seems  to  read.  He  is 
dressed  in  a  handsome  brown  suit,  laced  xnih.  gold.  It  is  a  very 
fine  picture.  Colonel  Watson  was  born  in  1718,  and  died  in 
1800.     This  picture  now  hangs  in  Pilgrim  Hall,  Plymouth,  Mass. 


128  John  Singleton  Copley 

Watson  and  the  Shark 

Representing  the  harbor  of  Havana,  and  Brook  Watson,  after- 
wards Lord  Mayor  of  London,  attacked  by  a  shark;  the  picture 
is  taken  at  the  moment  of  his  rescue  by  a  boat's  crew.  This 
picture,  which  is  a  dupHcate  of  one  painted  for  Brook  Watson, 
was  painted  in  1778,  and  was  engraved  by  Valentine  Green  in 
1779.  This  picture  is  in  the  Boston  Museum  of  the  Fine  Arts, 
and  the  original  sketch  is  owned  by  ]\irs.  Gordon  Dexter,  of 
Boston. 

Mary  Warner 

Was  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Jonathan  Warner,  v/ho  was  born 
in  1726,  and  appointed  member  of  the  King's  Council  in  1766. 
He  married  for  his  first  wife,  Mary,  daughter  of  Temple  Nelson, 
Esq.  They  had  one  daughter,  Mary,  who  married  Col.  Samuel 
Sherburne,  and  was  the  subject  of  this  picture.  She  is  repre- 
sented as  a  young  lady  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  with  a  dress 
of  yellowish  brown  satin,  and  standing  with  a  bird  resting  on 
her  left  hand,  while  her  right  hand  holds  the  ribbon  which  de- 
tains her  pet.  This  picture  is  owned  by  Miss  E.  Sherburne,  of 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

Mrs.  Jonathan  Warner 

This  picture  is  fifty  inches  long  by  thirty-nine  wide.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Archibald  Macphreadris,  and  the  second  wife 
of  Hon.  Jonathan  Warner.  She  is  represented  as  sitting,  with  a 
very  beautiful  garland  of  flowers  in  her  lap.  Her  dress  is  a 
light  brown  satin.  This  portrait  still  hangs  in  her  father's  old 
house  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  is  owned  by  Miss  E.  Sherburne. 


John  Singleton  Copley  129 

Daniel  Wait 

This  picture  is  two  feet  and  a  half  long,  and  two  feet  wide. 
It  is  in  the  original  frame,  and  represents  a  boy  in  a  standing 
position.  The  dress  is  a  cloth  coat  of  the  color  of  ashes  of  roses. 
The  waistcoat  is  blue,  and  under  his  left  arm  he  carries  his  hat. 
In  the  right  hand,  which  is  unfinished,  he  holds  fruit,  and  his 
hair  is  without  powder.  The  tradition  is  that  Mr.  Copley  sailed 
for  Europe  before  he  could  complete  this  picture,  which,  there- 
fore, must  have  been  painted  in  1774.  It  has  always  been  owned 
by  the  family,  and  is  now  in  the  possession  of  John  S.  Williams, 
of  Boston. 

Gen.  George  Washington 

A  miniature  painted  in  177 1,  It  was  in  the  possession  of  Mr. 
G.  P.  Putnam,  of  New  York. 

WiNSLOW  Warren 

Was  a  son  of  General  James  and  Mercy  Warren.  The  picture 
is  of  life  size.  The  countenance  is  florid,  with  dark  eyes  and 
eyebrows.  The  coat  is  of  hght  brown,  with  a  dark  velvet  collar; 
a  white  neckcloth,  ruffles,  and  powdered  hair,  complete  the 
picture,  which  was  painted  in  London  toward  the  close  of  the 
Revolution.     It  is  owned  by  Winslow  Warren,  of  Dedham. 

Mrs.  Mercy  Otis  Warren 

Wife  of  Gen.  James  Warren,  was  a  sister  of  the  patriot,  James 
Otis.  "She  had,"  says  Drake,  "an  active  as  well  as  a  powerful 
mind.  She  wrote  several  satirical,  poetical,  and  dramatic  pieces, 
among  them  a  satire  in  the  form  of  a  drama,  called  'The  Group,' 
and  another  called  'The  Adulator,'  which  were  famous  at  the 


130  John  Singleton  Copley 

time.  Her  poems,  full  of  patriotic  feeling,  were  published  in 
1790,  while  in  1805,  she  published  her  great  work,  'The History 
of  the  Revolutionary  War.'"  The  figure  is  of  life  size,  and  of 
three-fourths  length,  and  represents  the  lady  as  standing,  train- 
ing a  nasturtium  vine  with  her  right  hand,  while  the  left  is  raised 
and  stretched  forward.  The  face  is  delicate  and  intellectual. 
The  eyes  and  hair  are  dark,  and  her  headdress  is  of  white  lace, 
trimmed  with  white  satin  ribbons.  Her  robe  is  dark  green 
satin,  with  a  pompadour  waist,  trimmed  with  point  lace.  There 
is  a  full  plait  at  the  back  hanging  from  the  shoulders,  and  her 
sleeves  are  also  of  point  lace.  White  illusion  trimmed  with 
point  lace,  and  fastened  with  white  satin  bow,  covers  her  neck. 
The  front  of  the  skirt  and  of  the  sleeves  are  elaborately  trimmed 
with  puffings  of  satin.  It  is  now  owned  by  Winslow  Warren,  of 
Dedham. 

Gen.  James  Warren 

A  descendant  of  Richard,  who  settled  at  Plvmouth  in  1620, 
and  was  born  in  1726.  Graduated  at  Harvard  in  1745,  and 
died  in  1S08.  He  married  Mercy  Otis.  He  was  a  man  of  large 
fortune,  and  a  distinguished  patriot;  a  member  of  the  General 
Court  in  1776;  was  High  Sheriff  of  the  County,  and  President  of 
the  Provincial  Congress  after  the  death  of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren. 
He  was  a  Major  General  of  Militia.  The  picture  is  of  three- 
fourths  length,  and  of  life  size,  and  represents  the  General  stand- 
ing, with  his  left  hand  grasping  his  cane,  while  the  right  is  con- 
cealed by  the  lappel  of  his  long  waistcoat.  His  dress  is  a  drab 
cloth  coat  and  black  waistcoat,  ruffies,  and  a  gray  wig.  It  now 
belongs  to  Winslow  Warren,  of  Dedham. 


John  Singleton   Copley  131 

Gen.  Joseph  Warren 
Bom  June  11,  1741;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  June 
17,  1775.  A  full  length  figure.  He  is  represented  in  costume. 
The  canvas  is  about  live  feet  long  by  four  feet  wide,  and  the 
coloring  is  very  beautiful.  It  was  one  of  Copley's  last  portraits 
before  he  left  Boston  for  Europe  in  1774,  and  as  a  piece  of  ar- 
tistic skill,  as  well  as  for  its  historic  interest,  has  been  pronounced 
to  be  one  of  the  most  valuable  of  Copley's  portraits  in  this 
country.  "It  was  painted  while  General  Warren  w^as  the  pre- 
siding ofiicer  of  the  Massachusetts  Congress."  It  was  be- 
queathed to  the  Boston  Museum  of  the  Fine  Arts  by  Dr.  Buck- 
minster  Brown. 

Gen.  Joseph  Warren 

Another  portrait,  twenty-nine  inches  long  by  twenty-four 
inches  wide,  represents  him  as  seated  at  a  table  in  citizen's  dress, 
showing  one  hand  only.  This  picture  was  originally  owned 
by  Gen.  Arnold  Welles,  who  married  Gen.  Warren's  daughter. 
It  passed  from  him  to  Dr.  J.  C.  Warren,  and  from  him  to  his 
grandson,  the  present  Dr.  John  Collins  Warren,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Col.  Samuel  Waldo 

Was  Griselda,  daughter  of  Lieut.  Governor  Andrev*^  Oliver. 
She  was  bom  in  1737,  married  in  1760,  and  died  in  1761.  A 
life-sized  head.  The  upper  part  of  her  dress,  which  is  seen,  is  a 
blue-flowered  silk.  Her  hair  and  eyes  are  dark.  The  left  side 
of  the  hair  is  dressed  with  pearls  and  a  small  spray  of  flowers. 
She  wears  pearl  earrings,  and  around  her  throat  is  a  lace  tie. 

There  is  a  comxpanion  picture  to  this,  representing  a  sister  of 
Mrs.  Waldo,  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Ellis,  of  Burlington,  New 
Jersey. 


132  John  Singleton  Copley 

Mrs.  Eliza  Vose 

Daughter  of  Captain  Tufts  of  the  Royal  Navy.  This  picture 
is  a  crayon,  representing  a  young  lady,  on  whose  head  is  a  blue 
veil,  her  right  hand  holding  to  her  breast  a  string  of  pearls  and 
a  bow.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  a  descendant,  Mrs.  Elijah 
Vose,  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Judge  Vinal 

Whose  maiden  name  was  Osbom.  This  picture  represents  a 
young  lady  standing  in  a  garden,  the  background  being  a  wall, 
with  a  hill  and  water  in  the  distance.  It  is  of  three-fourths 
length.  The  dress  is  of  mauve  pink  satin,  cut  square  in  the 
neck,  and  ornamented  with  rich  lace.  The  hair  and  eyes  are 
dark.     It  is  owned  by  Fred'k  Amory,  of  Boston. 

Captain  William  Turner 

Re  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  fifth  generation  from  Hum- 
phrey Turner,  who  came  from  Essex  in  England  to  Plymouth, 
Mass.,  in  1628.  He  was  bom  in  1745,  and  married  in  1767, 
Ann,  the  daughter  of  Edward  Dumaresq  and  Mary  Bautineaux, 
his  wife.  In  June,  1787,  he  was  appointed  by  John  Hancock 
an  aide-de-camp  to  the  Governor,  and  this  commission,  with 
John  Hancock's  signature  and  that  of  John  Avery,  his  secretary, 
is  in  the  possession  of  Samuel  Epes  Turner.  This  picture  is  a 
crayon,  twenty-three  inches  long  by  seventeen  wide.  It  is  of 
hfe  size,  and  nearly  half  length.  He  is  dressed  in  a  coat  and 
waistcoat  of  white  cassimere,  and  wears  a  ruffled  shirt,  fastened 
in  front  by  a  pin,  and  his  right  hand  is  thrust  into  his  bosom. 
His  hair  is  powdered,  and  dressed  in  a  queue.  This  picture  is 
in  the  possession  of  a  grandson,  Samuel  F.  Turner,  of  Baltimore, 
Md. 


John  Singleton  Copley  133 

Mrs.  William  Turner 

Was  a  daughter  of  Edward  and  Mary  Dumaresq,  and  a  great- 
granddaughter  of  Hellier  Dumaresq,  Seigneur  des  Augres,  and 
Jurat  of  the  Royal  Council  of  the  Isle  of  Jersey.  She  was  bap- 
tized at  King's  Chapel  in  Boston,  in  1746,  and  was  married  at 
the  same  place  in  1767,  and  died  in  1824.  It  is  a  companion 
picture  to  that  of  her  husband,  and  is  signed  and  dated  1767. 
Her  dress  is  a  low-necked  corsage  of  white  satin.  Over  her 
shoulders  is  an  ermine  tippet.  The  throat  is  tightly  clasped  by 
a  broad  necklace,  containing  three  rows  of  pearls.  Her  hair  is 
rolled  back  over  cushions,  and  ornamented  by  a  small  blue  silk 
cap,  fastened  by  four  pearl-headed  pins.  This  picture  is  owned 
by  a  grandson,  Samuel  F.  Turner,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mary  Turner 

Who  married  Daniel  Sargent.  This  picture  is  of  three- 
fourths  length.  She  is  dressed  in  a  rich  satin,  handsomely 
trimmed  and  decorated  with  lace.  In  her  right  hand  she  holds 
a  dish  to  a  fountain,  while  with  her  left  she  draws  back  her  skirt. 
Her  hair  is  without  powder,  and  around  her  throat  is  a  lace  ruche. 
»  This  beautiful  picture  is  signed  John  Singleton  Copley,  and 
dated  1769.  It  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Bowman  H.  McCalla,  nee 
Sargent,  of  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

Hon,  Thomas  Cranston 

He  was  grandson  of  Governor  Saul  Cranston  of  Rhode 
Island,  and  served  in  the  General  Assembly  of  Rhode  Island 
before  the  Revolution.  The  picture  is  three-quarters  length, 
the  figure  standing  with  right  hand  resting  on  his  hip  and 
left  on  the  back  of  a  chair.  White  waist  coat.  It  is  owned 
by  W.  U.  Hidden  of  Providence,  R.  I, 


134  John  Singleton   Copley 

Mrs.  Thomas  Cranston 

The  portrait  of  this  handsome  woman,  who  v,as  Tslary  Cogge- 
shall,  is  one  of  Copley's  best.  It  possesses  all  the  charm  of 
grace  and  delicacy  characteristic  of  his  finest  examples.  She 
is  dressed  in  a  violet  color  silk.  Lace  kerchief  over  the  shoul- 
ders. Sleeves  laced  trimmed  and  lace  cap.  Two  white  satin 
bows  on  the  front  of  her  corsage,  a  double  row  of  pearls  en- 
circles her  neck.  It  is  three-quarters  length  and  lifesize,  and 
belongs  to  Mr.  D.  Berkeley  Updike  of  Boston. 

Miss  Rhoda  Cranston 

A  portrait  of  a  beautifully  dressed  lady  of  three-quarters 
length.  Her  robe  is  of  pink  silk  and  she  holds  a  spray  of  flowers. 
The  picture  has  a  landscape  background.  It  is  owned  by 
Mr.  D.  Berkeley  Updike  of  Boston.  Miss  Cranston  became 
the  wife  of  Rev.  Luke  Babcock. 

Hannah  Loring 

Married  a  Mr.  Winslov/.  This  three-quarter  length  stand- 
ing figure  of  a  handsome  woman  is  in  Copley's  latest  American 
style.  It  measures  forty  inches  by  fifty  inches.  She  is  dressed 
in  a  changeable  blue  silk,  cut  low  in  the  neck,  with  elbow  sleeves. 
Both  corsage  and  sleeves  are  lace  trimmed  and  she  wears  white 
gloves  reaching  to  the  elbow.  A  bow  of  blue  decorates  the 
centre  of  the  corsage  and  also  fastens  the  hair  in  the  back.  She 
wears  her  hair  brushed  back  from  the  forehead  and  is  engaged 
in  picking  roses.  Her  right  hand  rests  at  her  waist,  a  lace 
trimmed  hat  hanging  from  her  arm.  It  is  in  the  possession  of 
Justice  William  Caleb  Loring  of  Boston. 


John  Singleton   Copley  135 

Pictures  in  England 

The  author  is  unable  to  give  a  list  of  the  many  pictures  in 
England,  but  mention  is  made  of  a  few  known  to  exist,  not 
described  elsewhere :  — 

The  Tribute  Money. 

Portrait   of  Admiral   Barrington   ov.ncd   by  Viscount   Bar- 
rington. 
Lord  Besborough, 

Viscount  Comwallis  owned  by  the  City  of  London. 
Lord  Weston  and  Brother. 
The  Battle  of  La  Hague. 
Viscount  Dudley. 
The  Nativity. 
The  Resurrestion,  Copley's  last  picture,  made  in  1811. 

Lord  Lyndhurst  Sale 

A  few  of  Copley's  pictures  not  otherwise  described,  are 
listed  below  as  having  been  sold  by  the  executors  of  Lord  Lynd- 
hurst in  March,  1864:  — 

Portrait  of  Lord  Howe,  small  circle,  engrayed. 

Portrait  of  Admiral  Viscount  Duncan,  afterwards  Lord  Cam- 
perdown,  engraved.  Exhibited  at  the  Royal  Academy  in  the 
year  1798. 

Another  portrait  of  Admiral  Duncan,  rolled. 

Head  of  an  Officer,  rolled. 

Portrait  of  a  Lady,  signed  and  dated  Boston,  1772. 

A  Youth  rescued  from  a  Shark.  Engraved  by  Valentine 
Green. 

The  Nativity.     Engraved. 


136  John  Singleton  Copley 

Monmouth  before  James  II.,  refusing  to  give  the  names  of 
his  accom.pHces. 

Head  of  a  favorite  Negro.  Very  fine:  introduced  into  the 
picture  of  "A  Boy  saved  from  a  Shark." 

Portrait  of  ]Mr.  Bransden. 

Abraham's  Sacrifice;  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Academy,  1796. 
Engraved  by  Dunkerton. 

Hagar  and  Ishmael  in  the  Wilderness;  the  companion  ex- 
hibited at  the  Royal  Academy  in  1 798. 

The  Virgin  and  Child,  St.  Catherine,  and  an  Angel:  a  beau- 
tiful study  for  a  portion  of  the  preceeding  picture,  painted  at 
Parma  about  1774  or  1775. 

Unknown  Portrait 

There  is  o^A■ned  by  ±dr.  Nesmith  of  Lcv.ell,  a  very  distin- 
guished and  handsome  portrait  of  a  lady  by  Copley,  the  subject 
of  which  is  unknown.  She  is  represented  as  standing,  with  a 
table  at  her  left,  on  which  is  a  vase  of  tuhps,  one  of  which  she 
is  taking  with  her  right  hand.  She  is  dressed  in  brown,  and 
her  sleeves  have  vride  lace  ruffles  on  them. 

Unknown 

A  boy  wearing  a  hat  decorated  with  feathers,  and  holding  a 
dog.  This  picture  was  in  the  possession  of  a  branch  of  the 
White  familv,  of  Boston. 

Two  miniatures,  said  to  be  by  Copley,  were  in  the  possession 
of  Miss  Sarah  Hooper,  of  Boston. 

A  portrait  of  a  lady,  dressed  in  white  satin,  of  three-fourths 
length,  owned  by  Mrs.  A.  S.  Porter,  has  always  been  in  the 
family,  and  is  beheved  to  be  by  Copley. 


John  Singleton  Copley  137 

Mr.  Roland  Ellis,  of  Boston,  has  a  picture  forty  inches  long 
by  thirty-six  inches  wide,  representing  two  children,  one  stand- 
ing, and  holding  fruit,  the  other  seated.  There  is  a  small  spaniel 
on  the  floor  between  them.  The  tradition  is  that  it  was  painted 
by  Copley,  and  it  has  many  of  the  characteristics  of  some  of  his 
earliest  works,  especially  in  the  coloring,  the  dog,  the  fruit,  and 
the  jewels  on  the  boy's  dress.  The  picture  came  from  the 
Clarke  mansion,  afterwards  the  residence  of  Sir  Henry  Frank- 
land,  and  by  his  executors  sold  to  the  father  of  Air.  Ellis.  There 
is  some  evidence  to  show  that  these  children  might  have  been 
grandchildren  of  Mr.  Clarke,  and  were  named  Greenough.  It 
is  quite  possible  that  Copley  painted  the  picture. 

A  small  miniature  of  a  gentleman,  presented  to  the  present 
owner  by  Gambadella,  the  painter.  He  is  dressed  in  a  blue 
coat,  and  his  hair  is  without  powder.  It  is  beautifully  executed, 
and  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  R.  M.  Staigg. 

A  Girl  and  Dog.  This  picture  is  owned  by  J.  A.  Hewlett, 
New  York. 

An  oval  portrait  of  a  lady,  subject  unknown,  with  a  rose  in 
her  hair,  is  owned  by  Airs.  Gordon  Dexter. 

Notes 

The  portrait  of  a  British  officer,  purporting  to  be  of  Alajor 
Andre,  and  attributed  to  Copley,  hanging  in  the  Corcoran  Gal- 
lery at  Washington  is  now  beheved  not  to  be  of  Major  Andre, 
and  not  by  Copley. 

Hanging  in  the  Ann  Alary  Brown  Alemorial  at  Providence, 
is  a  portrait  at  one  time  attributed  to  Copley,  as  of  the  Earl  of 


138  John  Singleton   Copley 

Chatham.  It  is  now  known  to  be  of  William  Pitt,  second  son 
of  the  Earl  of  Chatham.  Artist  unknown.  It  is,  however,  a 
very  handsome  portrait. 

The  portrait  of  Thos.  Hollis,  professor  of  Divinity,  now  at 
Harvard  College,  and  listed  as  by  Copley,  is  impossible,  as  Pro- 
fessor Hollis  died  in  1731  before  the  birth  of  Copley. 

The  portrait  of  a  Mrs.  Morton,  reported  as  by  Copley,  through 
misinformation  to  Mr.  Perkins,  is  by  Gilbert  Stuart. 

The  portrait  formerly  listed  of  Mrs.  Ellery,  is  known  to  be 
that  of  Mrs.  Daniel  Rogers. 

The  portrait  of  Charles  Apthorp,  attributed  to  Copley's  brush 
by  Mr.  Perkins,  is  now  known  to  be  by  Robert  Feke. 

The  portrait  of  Mrs.  Barrell,  daughter  of  Mr.  Saward,  called 
a  Copley,  is  signed  and  dated  J.  Blackburn,  1761.  It  is  owned 
by  Dr.  Leonard  Wheeler,  of  Worcester,  Mass. 

The  portrait  of  Mrs.  Sylvester  Gardiner,  owned  by  Mr.  Robt. 
H.  Gardiner  of  Gardiner,  Me.,  is  believed  by  him  to  be  a  copy 
after  Copley  and  not  an  original. 

The  portraits  of  Col.  James  Otis  and  of  Mrs.  Otis,  attributed 
to  Copley,  are  now  known  to  be  by  Blackburn, 

The  portrait  of  Lady  Pepperell  and  her  sister.  Miss  Royal  on 
one  canvas,  are,  the  author  believes,  the  work  of  Blackburn- 
Listed  as  Copley's. 

There  are  known  to  be  several  copies  made  by  Copley  from 
the  old  masters,  now  in  this  country. 


Supplement 


The  following  additions  to  the  Kst  of  Copley's  pictures  were 
overlooked  in  the  first  compilation. 

x^DMiRAL  Rainier 

This  is  an  English  portrait  representing  the  subject  as  wearing 
heavy  glasses.  He  is  dressed  in  the  uniform  of  a  British  Naval 
Officer.  The  picture  is  attributed  to  Copley  and  hangs  in  the 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Boston, 

Eleanor  Foster 

Afterwards  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Coffin  of  Portland,  Maine.  It  is 
dated  1755.  If  by  Copley  it  is  of  course  one  of  the  very  early  ones. 
It  is  owned  by  Mrs.  G.  S.  Curtis,  of  Boston. 

Dr.  Mather  Byles 

This  portrait  of  Dr.  Byles  is  an  early  and  poor  example  of  Copley's 
work.  The  size  is  twenty  by  twenty-four  inches,  and  it  is  in  the 
original  black  frame.  Dr.  Byles  graduated  from  Harvard  CoUege 
in  1725,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Hollis  Street  Church.  It  was  sold 
by  C.  F.  Libbie  &  Co.,  to  the  present  owner,  Mr.  F.  L.  Gay,  of 
Brookline. 

Mather  Byles 

A  companion  picture  to  that  of  his  father.  The  junior  Mather 
Byles  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1751,  and  for  fifteen  years 
was  minister  of  a  church  in  New  London;  he  went  to  England  and 
took  orders  in  the  Church  of  England,  and  on  his  return  here  was 


chosen  rector  of  Christ  Church,  Boston.  In  1776,  when  the  British 
troops  evacuated  Boston,  he  went  to  Halifax  and  was  made  chap- 
lain to  the  garrison.  He  Avas  later  the  rector  of  a  church  in  St.  John, 
N.  B.,  where  he  died  in  1814  at  the  age  of  eighty. 

IVIadam  Cotton 

Madam  Cotton  was  a  resident  of  Sandwich,  IMass.  There  was  a 
portrait  of  her  husband,  but  its  whereabouts  are  unknown.  She 
wears  a  greenish  blue  silk  dress,  loose  sleeves,  neck  cut  square,  and 
a  rosette  on  her  head.  She  is  seated  in  a  chair  with  fan  in  her  hand, 
and  there  is  a  column  at  the  left  of  the  picture.  The  size  is  forty 
by  fifty  inches,  and  is  OA\Tied  by  jMrs.  H.  J.  Hayden,  of  New  York. 

Lord  North  and  Lady  North 

It  is  said  that  they  had  the  unemdable  reputation  of  being  the 
ugliest  couple  in  England. 

George  III.  and  His  Queen 

Painted  for  Governor  Wentworth  of  Portsmouth,  still  in  the  old 
Wentworth  House  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

"The  Three  Princesses" 

Exliibited  in  the  Royal  Academy  in  1785,  represents  the  three 
cliildren  of  George  III.,  and  now  hangs  in  Buckingham  Palace, 
London.  The  scene  is  a  garden,  the  flag  of  England  on  a  tower  of 
Windsor  Castle,  shoA\ing  in  the  background.  There  are  flowers 
and  parrots.  The  youngest  girl  is  sitting  in  a  garden  carriage, 
holding  Sophia  by  the  hand,  while  Mary,  the  eldest,  is  holding  aloft 
a  tambourine  for  the  amusement  of  little  Amelia,  who  uith  bare 
feet,  forms  the  central  figure. 


"Sir  Edward  Knatchbull's  Family" 

There  are  twelve  in  the  group.  The  picture  covered  one  end 
of  the  great  room  in  the  Baronet's  house.  This  beautiful  painting 
was  little  known  owing  to  the  unwillingness  of  the  family  to  exhibit 
it,  or  to  have  it  engraved. 

Pepperell  Family 

Copley  painted  a  picture  of  the  PeppereU  family,  the  baronet, 
his  wife,  son,  and  three  daughters.  It  is  at  Wanlip  Hall,  Leicester, 
England. 

Captain  John  Evans 

There  is  a  portrait  of  this  gentleman  in  the  National  Museum,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Mary  Smith  Austen 

A  portrait  of  this  lady  by  Copley 'is  said  to  belong  to  Mr.  Edward 
Kent,  of  Chestnut  Hill. 

Unknown 

A  portrait  of  a  lady  by  Copley  is  said  to  be  in  the  possession  of 
the  Blair  family  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Unknown 

There  is  a  portrait  measuring  forty  by  fifty  inches,  of  a  lady 
dressed  in  brown,  with  elbow  sleeves,  in  the  possession  of  Mrs. 
Andrew  C.  Wlieelwright. 


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PAGE 

Adams,  John    g 

Adams,  John    9 

Adams,  Mrs.  John 9 

Adams,  John  Quincy    10 

Adams,  Samuel    10 

Allen,  Nathaniel 11 

Allen,  Mrs.  Nathaniel 1 1 

Allen,  James 11 

Amory,  Thomas 12 

Amory,  Mrs.  Thomas 12 

Amory,  John,  Senior 12 

Amory,  Mrs.  John 13 

Amory,  Thomas 13 

Appleton,  Rev.  Nathaniel 10 

Appleton,  Mrs.  Nathaniel    ...  11 

Apthorp,  Rev.  East 13 

Apthorp,  Captain 13 

Apthorp,  Mrs.  John    14 

Andrews,  John 14 

Ascension  of  Christ 14 

Atkinson,  Mr.  and  Mrs 122 

Abraham's  Sacrifice 136 

Babcock,  Adam   23 

Babcoc^   Mrs.  Adam    23 

Bacon,  i.^rs.  John    17 

Bacon,  Mrs 17 

Barrell,  Joseph 17 

Barrel!,  Mrs.  Anna  Pierce..    19,  19 

Barrell,  Mrs.  Hannah  Fitch  . .  19 

Barrett,  John    17 

Barrett,  Mrs.  John    18 

Barnard,  Rev.  Edvi^ard 24 

Battle  of  the  Pyrenees 24 

Boylston,  Thomas   16 

Boylston,  Mrs.  Thomas    16 

Boylston,  Nicholas 21 

Bours,  John    23 

Brattle,  Gen.  William 15 

Brown,  Rev.  Arthur    15 

Brown,  Mrs.  Arthur    16 

Brown,  The  Hon.  Mrs.  Arthur  16 


PAGE 

Brown,  Capt.  Stephen 20 

Brown,  Mrs.  Mary  Barron    ..  21 

Bowler,  Mrs.  Judge 22 

Bowdoin,  James 22 

Burr,  Col.  Thaddeus   14 

Burr,  Mrs.  Thaddeus 15 

Bowler,  Judge  Metcalf    no 

Balston,  Mrs.  Eunice    in 

Beale,  Benjamin in 

Beale,  Mrs.  Benjamin in 

Black,  Mrs in 

Barrett,  Mrs.  Samuel    112 

Barrett,  Judge  Samuel   112 

Bowers,  Mrs.  Mary no 

Burguyn,  Hon.  John 121 

Bourne,  Mrs.  Sylvanus 122 

Belcher 122 

Barrington,  Admiral    135 

Besborough,  Lord   135 

Bransden,  Mr 136 

Clark,  Mrs.  Miriam  (Kilby)   . .  25 

Clarke,  William    24 

Clarke,  Dr.  John 24 

Clarke,  Mrs.  John 25 

Clarke,  Richard 25 

Chardon,  Peter 26 

Calif,  Mrs.  Joseph 26 

Catten,  Miss 26 

Cary,  Samuel    26 

Cary,  Mrs.  Samuel    26 

Cary,  Rev.  Thomas 27 

Coffm,  Mrs 27 

Cooper,  Myles,  D.  D 27 

Cornwallis,  Lord    27,  135 

Cofim,  Thomas  Aston    29 

Codman,  Richard    28 

Codman,  Rev.  John    28 

Codman,  John    28,  121 

Charles  Stuart,   King  of  Eng- 
land      29 

Copley,  Mrs 29,  109, 109 


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PAGE 

Camperdown,  Lord 29 

Cupid  caressing  Venus 30 

Children  of  George  III    30 

Charles  Prince  and  Son 30 

Crawford,  Candace   31 

Chatham,  Death  of    34 

Copley,  John  Singleton   . . .  103,  109 

Cooper,  Rev.  Samuel    106,  no 

Copley  Family    35, 109 

Cranston,  Hon.  Thomas   133 

Cranston,  Mrs.  Thomas 134 

Cranston,  Miss  Rhoda 134 

Dana,  Richard 32 

Dana,  Rev.  Edmund 32 

Derby,  Mrs 34 

DeBlois,  Gilbert 33 

Delisle,  Mrs.  Lanfrey   33 

Dumaresq,  Rebecca 31 

Duchenhausen,  Colonel    34 

De  La  Motte,  Major-Gen.    ...  34 

Deas,  Mrs.  and  Children 34 

Dongan,  Thos 104 

Dongan,  Mrs.  Thos 104 

Dawes,  Mrs.  Mehitable  May    .  104 

Dawes,  Judge  Thomas 121 

Duane,  Judge 121 

Davis,  Mrs.  Anstice 123 

De  Mountfort,  Dr 108 

Dudley,  Viscount 135 

Duncan,  Lord 135, 135 

Eliot,  Josiah 108 

Ellery,  Mrs.  Nathaniel 108 

Erving,  James 120 

Erving,  Hon.  John 120 

Erskine,  Lady 120 

Fort,  Mrs 35 

Fitch,  Colonel 35 

Fitch,  Timothy 36 

Fitch,  Mrs.  Timothy 36 

Forbes,  Mrs.  Dorothy 37 

Fauconberg,  Lord    36 

Fluker,  Thomas 37 

Fowle 38 

Folger,  Timothy 38 

Fortune  Teller   38 

Fayerweather,  Dr 107 

Franklin,  Gov 119 

Fleet,  Thomas    1 20 


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Foster,  Dr.  Isaac,  Jr 122 

Foster,  Capt.  Isaac   122 

Foster,  Mrs.  Isaac 123 

Foster,  Dr.  William 123 

Gerrish,  Benjamin 38 

Gill,  Mrs.  Relief  Dowse 39 

Gill,  Gov.  Moses    39 

Gill,  Mrs.  Sarah  Prince 40 

Gill,    Mrs.    Rebecca   Boylston 

Gore 42 

George   IV   43 

Gray,  John 43 

Gray,  Harrison 43 

Graham,  Sir  Robert 43 

Green     44 

Green,  Mrs 44 

Greene,  Elizabeth  Clarke 42 

Greene,  Lieut.  Francis 44 

Greene,  Thomas    44 

Greene,  Mrs.  Thomas 45 

Greene,  Thomas  and  his  wife  .     46 

Greene,  Joseph 46 

Greene,  Mrs.  Joseph   46 

Greene,  Gardiner 47 

Greene,  Mrs.  Gardiner    47,  47 

Greene,    Gardiner    and    Mrs. 

Murray 43 

Greene,  Benjamin   48 

Green,  Councilor  Joseph    . 48 

Green,  Joseph    49 

Green,  Mrs.  Joseph 49 

Gardiner,  John 50 

Greenleaf,  Rev.  Daniel   50 

Greaton,  General 50 

Gerrish 103 

Gardiner,  Dr.  Sylvester 106 

Goldthwait,  Major  Thomas  ..   112 
Goldthwait,  Major  Joseph  ...   113 

Goldthwait,  Ezekiel 113 

Goldthwait,  Mrs.  Ezekiel 113 

Greene,  Rufus    113 

Greene,  Mrs.  Rufus    113 

Greenwood,  Mrs.  Samuel 119 

Hancock,  John 51 

Hancock,  Thomas 52,53,53 

Hancock,  Mrs.  Thomas 53,53 

Hill,  Henry    - 51 

Flill,  Mrs.  Henry   51 

Hall,  Miss   52 


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Hall,  Hugh 52 

Hallowell,  Benjamin   52 

Henshaw,  Joshua 53 

Henshaw,  Joseph 54 

Henshaw,  Sarah 54 

Holmes,  John  B 54 

Holmes,  William    55 

Holmes,  Mrs.  Isaac 55 

Hay,  Mrs.  John 57 

Hubbard,  Thomas 57 

Hubbard,  Miss  Thankful    57 

Hutchinson,  Thomas  55 

Heathfxcld,  Lord 55 

Hutchinson,  Mrs.  Thomas  ...  56 

Howard,  Judge  Martin   56 

Hugo,  Col.  and  Col.  Schleppen- 

gull 56 

Holyoke,  Edward 58 

Hurd,  Nathaniel 58 

Hubbard,  Daniel    59 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Daniel   59 

Hooper,  Alice 114 

Hixon,  Joseph  Sayer 118 

Hixon,  Mrs.  Joseph 119 

Hill,  Mr 119 

Hill,  Mrs 119 

Howe,  Lord    t 135 

Hagar  and  Ishmael 136 

Hooper,  Robert    59 

Hooper,  Mrs.  Robert    60 

Hooper,  Mr 60 

Hooper,  Mrs 60 

Hyatt,  General 106 

Inman,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 60 

Inches,  Mrs 61 

Izard,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  . .  61 

Ingersoll,  Jarrett    103 

Jephson,  Mrs 61 

Johnstone,  Benjamin 62 

Jackson,  Rev.  Joseph    62 

Jones,  William 62 

Jackson,  Jonathan  72,  72,  72,  72,  73 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Jonathan    73 

Langdon,  Judge  W'oodbury    . .  62 
Langdon,   Mrs.    Judge  Wood- 
bury     63 

Lemmon,  Dr.  Joseph    63 

Lyndhurst,  Lord 64 


PAGE 

Lowell,  Judge  John 70 

Lewis,  Thomas 70 

Lee,  Col.  Jeremiah    70 

Lee,  Mrs.  Jeremiah 71 

Laurens,  Henry    71 

Lyde,  Capt 118 

Livermore,  Mrs.  Judge    118 

Loring,  Hannah 134 

Merchant,  William    65 

Marchant,  Judge  Henry 65 

Mayhew,  Rev.  Jonathan 65 

Mayhew,  Mrs.  Jonathan 66 

Murray,  Hon.  James 66 

Murray,  Mrs.  John  67 

Murray,  Col.  John 67 

Murray,  Mrs.  John    67,  68 

Mifflin,  Samuel 68 

Mifflin,  Mrs.  Samuel 68 

Macphreadis,  Mrs 68 

Marston,  Judge  Nymphus 69 

Marshal,  Col.  Thomas 69 

Marshall,  Mrs.  Thomas    69 

McWhorter,  Dr.  Alexander  ...  73 

McWhorter,  Mrs.  Alexander    .  73 
Montague,    Mrs.    and    Robert 

Copley   73 

Mansfield,  Lord 74 

Mars,  Venus  and  Vulcan 74 

May,  Col.  Joseph    74 

Marryat,  Mrs 117 

Mann,  Thomas    118 

Mann,  Mrs.  Thomas 118 

Monmouth  before  James  II   . .  136 

Neptune 74 

Newton,  John 75 

Northampton,  Lord  and  Son    .  75 

Nativity,  The   135 

Negro,  Head  of    136 

Otis,  Mary    75 

Ogilvie,  Dr 76 

Oliver,  Daniel 76 

Oliver,  Hon.  Andrew,  Jr 76 

Ohver,  Lieut. -Gov 77 

Oliver,  Chief  Justice  Peter   ...  76 

Oliver 76 

Offer  of  the   Crown   to  Lady 

Grey 77 


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Pelham,  Henry 77 

Pepperell,  Sir  William 77 

Pickman,  Col.  Benjamin 78 

Pickman,  Mrs.  Benjamin    78 

Powell,  Mrs.  Anna  Dummer  . .  79 

Parsons,  Rev.  Jonathan 79 

Pierpont 79 

Perkins,  Mrs.  Edmund    80 

Pelham,  Henry 80 

Pierson,  Death  of  Major    34 

Pelham,  Charles 81 

Pringle,  Mrs 81 

Pepperell,     William     and    his 

Sister    81 

Paxtell,  Mrs.  William 105 

Quincy,  Samuel  82 

Quincy,  Mrs.  Samuel    82 

Quincy,  Josiah 82 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Daniel   83 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Abigail 84 

Rogers 85 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Lucy 84 

Russell,  Judge  Chambers 84 

Richards,  John 85 

Red  Cross  Knight   85 

Russell,  Mrs.  Katherine    86 

Revere,  Paul 86 

Richards,  Mrs.  Eliza  Whiting  .  87 

Rea,  Mrs.  Daniel 86 

Randolph,  Suzanne 104 

Rogers,  John    117 

Resurrection,  The    135 

Sargent,  Col.  Epos,  Sr 87 

Sargent,  Epes,  Jr 88 

Sargent,  Mrs.  Epes,  Jr 89 

Sparhawk,  Col.  Nathaniel  . .  .96,  97 

Sparhawk,  Mrs.  Nathaniel   ...  97 

Sigourney,  Andrew    97 

Sigourney,  Mrs.  Andrew 97 

Stevens,  Mrs.  Elizabeth     90 

Sidmouth,  Earl  of   90 

Startin,  Mrs 90 

Smith,  Mrs.  W.  S 91 

Saltonstall,  Judge  Richard  ...  91 

Smelt,  Mrs 02 

Savage,  Samuel  Phillips   92 

Savage,  Mrs.  Samuel 92 

Spencer,  Lord 92 


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Scott,  Gov.  George    92 

Scott,  Mrs.  George    93 

Surrender  of  Adm.iral  De  Win- 
ter    93 

St.  Jerome 93 

Seige  of  Gibraltar   94 

Samuel  and  Eli    94 

Storer,  Ebenezer 94 

Storer,  Ebenezer 94 

Storer,  Mrs.  Mary     94 

Storer,  Mrs.  Mary  Edwards    .  95 

Stevens,  Mrs.  Robert    95 

Skinner,  JSIrs 95 

Smith,  Isaac   95 

Smith,  Elizabeth  Storer    96 

Spooner,  Mrs.  George 96 

Sheafe,  Sir  Roger    98 

Scollay,  John    98 

Scollay,  Mrs.  John    98 

Scott,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Quincy   .  99 

Scott,  Col.  Ohiey 99 

Scott,  Mrs.  Olney    99 

Stillman,  Rev.  Mr 116 

Stillman,  Mrs 116 

Smith,  Mrs 117 

Sears,  David 117 

T}T»g,  Eleazer 99 

Thacher,  Oxenbridge    100 

Thacher,  Mrs.  Oxenbridge    . .  100 

Temple,  Sir  John 100 

Temple,  Lady 100 

Torrey,  Mrs.  Samuel 114 

Treadwell,  Madam    114 

Tyler,  ]\!rs.  Andrew    115 

Tapestry    115 

Turner,  William,  and  Child  ...  116 

Turner,  Thomas 116 

Turner,  Mrs.  Peter  116 

Turner,  Peter  and  Son 116 

Turner,  Captain  William 132 

Turner,  Mrs.  William 133 

Turner,  Mary 133 

Tribute  Money 135 

Verplanck,  Mrs.  Gulian    loi 

Verplanck,  Samuel loi 

Verplanck,  Hon.  Daniel  Crom- 

melin    loi 

Vans,  William 115 

Vans,  Mrs.  William 115 


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Vose,  Mrs.  Eliza    132 

Vinal,  Mrs.  Judi^e 132 

Virgin  and  Child    136 

Winthrop,  Mrs.  John    10 1 

Winthrop,  Samuel    103 

V/entworth,  Sir  John 102 

Western  Family   102 

Winslow,  Anna  Green 102 

Warren,  Joseph    131,  131 

Warren,  Mrs.  Joseph    105 

Walter,  Mrs.  William    106 

Winthrop,  Prof.  John 123 

Welsteed,  Rev.  William    115 

Whitworth,  Dr 115 

Winslow,  Joshua    124 

Wibird,  Hon.  Richard 124 

Whipple,  Mrs.  Oliver   124 


p.A.Gr; 

Whipple,  Catherine 125 

Wentworth,  Lady 125 

Vv  atts,  Mary 125 

Watson,  Elkanah 126 

Watson,  Col.  George 127 

Watson,  Mrs.  George   127 

Watts,  Mrs.  Samuel    126 

Watson  and  the  Shark 128 

Warner,  Mary    128 

Warner,  Mrs.  Jonathan     128 

Wait,  Daniel 129 

Washington,  Gen.  George    ...  129 

Warren,  Winslov/ 129 

Warren,  Mrs.  Mercy  Otis    ...  129 

Warren,  Gen.  James 130 

Waldo,  Mrs.  Col.  Samuel 131 

Weston,  Lord  and  Brother  ...  135 


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